PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (17): Venezuela, cases conf. global (Pakistan), RFI

Polio — Venezuela
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 1
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 0
Type of Virus: 2017 / 2018 (to date) / new this week
WPV: 22 / 10 / 1
cVDPV: 96 / 5 / 0
Summary of newly-reported viruses this week:
Pakistan: 1 new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case
Afghanistan: 1 new WPV1-positive environmental sample
Afghanistan
– No new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) have been reported this week. The total number of WPV1 cases in 2018 remains 8.
– 1 new