Polio

We are on the path to polio eradication thanks to decades of vaccination efforts and international public health work. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries where polio remains endemic, which shows how close the world is to ending the disease everywhere.

Confirmed polio cases in 2026 (Updated March 2026)

Country Wild cases Circulating vaccine-derived cases Transmission status Type
Pakistan 1 0 endemic WPV1
Afghanistan 0 0 endemic WPV1
Nigeria 0 9 cVDPV only cVDPV2 cVDPV3
Democratic Republic of Congo 0 2 cVDPV only cVDPV2
Somalia 0 2 cVDPV only cVDPV2
Togo 0 2 cVDPV only cVDPV2
Angola 0 1 cVDPV only cVDPV2
Total 1 18
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