Pakistan polio update – May 2018

Update on polio eradication efforts in Pakistan for May 2018

In May:

  • There was one new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1).
  • 24 million children were vaccinated against poliovirus by a team of more than 161 000 dedicated frontline workers.
  • Teams at transit points and borders successfully vaccinated 1.4 million children.

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