Polio eradication, New vaccines supply and quality, laboratory networks

*Polio Data as of Week 46, 2009 (16 Nov 2009)**	INDIA	INDONESIA	BANGLADESH	NEPAL	MYANMAR
Total Polio Cases 2009	598 (including VDPV type 1=2 and VDPV type 2=3)	0	0	0	0
Total Polio Cases 2008	559	0	0	6	0
Total Polio Cases 2007	874	0	0	5	15 (Including 4 Type 1 VDPV)
Total Polio Cases 2006	676	2	18	5	1 (Type 1 VDPV)
Total Polio Cases 2005	66	349 (including 46 type 1 VDPV)	0	4	0
Total Polio Cases 2004	134	0	0	0	0
Most recent Wild Polio case ONSET	25 Oct 2009	20 Feb 2006	22 Nov 2006	15 Oct 2008	06 Dec 2007
Location of most recent case(s)	District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh (P3)	District Aceh Tenggara, Aceh	District Sunamganj, Sylhet	District Bardiya, MWDR Region (P3)	District Chaungzon, Mon (P1-VDPV)

* From VPD Surveillance Bulletin

Polio News

India: As of 16 Nov 2009 - 25 wild polio (P1=1 and P3=24) cases reported this week. Total polio cases in 2009= 598 (WPV1=69, WPV3=523, WPV1+3=1, VDPV type 1=2 and VDPV type 2 =3).
Total poliovirus cases in 2008=559 (P1=75 and P3=484).

JE News

In Nepal, as of 08 May 2006 a total of 176 suspect JE cases have been reported, of which 7 died (CFR 4%) in 2006. In 2005, a total of 2824 suspect JE cases were reported, of which 316 died (CFR 11.2%). Of these, 1769 cases and 233 deaths occurred in the western, mid-western and far-western regions of Nepal. WHO is working closely with the national authorities and providing technical support. More Info

For further information contact: Dr. Arun Thapa, Email: thapaa@searo.who.int