Latest figures on polio cases around the world Dec 2015
The world is slowly and steadily being cleansed of the devastating polio virus......
Wild Polio Virus - 1: 66 cases since 1st January 2015 vs 332 cases at the same time last year. 49 of these cases were in Pakistan vs 282 cases, and 17 cases in Afghanistan vs 25 cases at the same time last year. FANTASTIC!
Wild Polio Virus - 3: No cases since November 2012
Vaccine Derived Polio Virus - 1: 17 cases this year, 10 in Madagascar, 2 in the Ukraine and 5 cases in Laos vs 1 case worldwide in 2014.
Vaccine Derived Polio Virus - 2: 6 cases this year, 2 in Pakistan, 2 in Myanmar, 1 in Guinea and 1 in Nigeria vs 53 cases worldwide in 2014.
Vaccine derived polio only occurs when the oral polio vaccine is used, more and more countries are now using the inactive polio vaccine which cannot cause vaccine derived polio.
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