Polio — Worldwide/Unknown
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 29
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 0
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 100
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Headlines
– As of [1 Jan 2019], WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has taken over as the Chair of the Polio Oversight Board. Starting on [4 Jan 2019], accompanied by Dr. Al
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