POLIO [to 14 March 2015]
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)

GPEI Update: Polio this week – As of 11 March 2015
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
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Full report: http://www.polioeradication.org/Dataandmonitoring/Poliothisweek.aspx
:: On International Women’s Day 2015 we celebrated the essential role women play in polio eradication efforts around the world. More
Pakistan
:: Three new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported in the past week. One case was reported in Peshawar district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; 1 in Dadu district in Sindh; and one in Lorelai district in Balochistan. The latter two districts were previously uninfected with WPV in 2015. The total number of WPV1 cases in 2014 remains 306, and 16 for 2015. The most recent onset of paralysis was on 10 February in Dadu district.