Update: Polio this week – As of 16 January 2013
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
http://www.polioeradication.org/Dataandmonitoring/Poliothisweek.aspx

[Editor’s Extract and bolded text]
– 13 January 2013 marked two years since the last wild poliovirus (WPV) case in India….
– The WHO Executive Board (EB), meeting in Geneva, Switzerland from 21-29 January, will consider a report on progress in polio eradication, remaining challenges and the new eradication and endgame strategy. The full report in English.

Nigeria
– One new WPV case was reported in the past week (WPV1 from Kano), bringing the total number of WPV cases for 2012 to 122. The most recent WPV case had onset of paralysis on 3 December 2012 (WPV1 from Federal Capital Territory – FCT).

– Two new cases of cVDVP2, both occurring in Sokoto, were reported in the past week, bringing the total number of cVDPV2 cases for 2012 to 8. The most recent cVDPV2 case had onset of paralysis on 24 November 2012 (from Kebbi).

Pakistan
– District officials are assessing security conditions locally, in close consultation with law enforcement. A decentralized approach to vaccination activities is being used due to insecurity for polio workers.