Update: Polio this week – As of 06 February 2013
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
http://www.polioeradication.org/Dataandmonitoring/Poliothisweek.aspx

[Editor’s Extract and bolded text]
– The first WPV case of 2013 was reported this week, a WPV1 from greater Karachi, Pakistan. The 14-month old child had onset of paralysis on 14 January 2013. Case response activities are being planned.
– Response activities are also ongoing in both Niger and Egypt, in response to recent detection of a case (in Niger) and environmental isolates (in Egypt).

Pakistan
– One new WPV case was reported in the past week (WPV1 from Sindh, with onset of paralysis on 14 January 2013). It is the first WPV case of 2013. The total number of WPV cases for 2012 remains 58.
– One new cVDPV2 case was reported in the past week, bringing the total number of cVDPV2 cases for 2012 to 16. It is the most recent cVDPV2 case in the country, and had onset of paralysis on 14 December 2012 (from Balochistan).
– The security situation continues to be monitored closely, in consultation with law enforcement agencies.