Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Country: Afghanistan, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, World
• The first WPV case of 2013 was reported this week, a WPV1 from greater Karachi, Pakistan. The 14-month old child had onset of paralysis on 14 January 2013. Case response activities are being planned.
• Response activities are also ongoing in both Niger and Egypt, in response to recent detection of a case (in Niger) and environmental isolates (in Egypt).