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LOW RISK

Polio

📍 Afghanistan

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Confirmed cases

Deaths

Case fatality rate

0.0%

Cumulative cases since outbreak start — WHO DON bulletin dated 2023-01-01

Report date : 2023-01-01

Official report date — in isolated zones, field onset typically precedes this by days to weeks.

Region : asia

Poliomyelitis (wild poliovirus) in Afghanistan — 6 confirmed WPV cases in 2023. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory / GPEI.

Case trend

Insufficient data (< 7 days)

Focal Point GuidanceIMMEDIATE · IHR NOTIFIABLE

First actions

→Notify WHO National Focal Point within 24 h — IHR Art. 6 obligation
→Activate Incident Management System (IMS) or Emergency Operations Centre
→Dispatch field investigation team — confirm case definition and epicentre
→Brief senior health authority and issue first situation report

Source: WHO↗

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HealthWatch Global. Polio outbreak — Afghanistan [Internet]. 2023-01-01 [cited 2026 Jun 30]. Available from: https://healthwatch-global.com/en/outbreak/9db0c511-ce67-40e2-93ae-10828c1300f1. Data source: WHO.

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