PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (26): global, challenges to eradication

Polio — Niger
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 9
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 0
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 4
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104
Headlines
– The report by the director-general of WHO on the eradication of poliomyelitis is online, ahead of the 72nd World Health Assembly scheduled for May 2019. The report summarizes the