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Global report on polio for 2006 from Global Polio Eradication

October 10 2006 at 8:17 PM

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Total cases in 2006 compared to same period in 2005
Globally 1353 1273
- in endemic countries:
1250 506
- in non-endemic countries: 103 767
Case breakdown by country
Country

Cases

Compared to same period in 2005 Date of onset of most recent case
Nigeria 847 451 27 August 2006
India 352 30 1 September 2006
Somalia 31 2 19 July 2006
Afghanistan 28 4 7 September 2006
Pakistan 23 17 17 September 2006
Namibia 20 0 26 June 2006
Bangladesh 15 0 22 August 2006
Ethiopia 14 16 18 July 2006
Niger 10 4 12 July 2006
DRC 7 0 19 June 2006
Indonesia 2 240 20 February 2006
Nepal 2 0 1 August 2006
Yemen 1 470 2 February 2006
Angola 1 7 27 June 2006

 

From http://www.polioeradication.org/casecount.asp




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