Three more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported from Afghanistan, all in Kandahar, raising the country's total for the year to nine, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative said in its latest weekly update. The new cases put the country over its total for 2023, which was six.

Afghanistan is among the few countries where WPV1 is still endemic. Last week Pakistan, which also continues to battle the virus, reported more cases, also topping its number for the previous year. The country reported eight new WPV1 environmental detections this week.
More vaccine-derived cases in Africa, Yemen
Elsewhere, six countries—mostly in Africa—reported more polio cases involving two different vaccine-derived types. Angola reported two circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases in two provinces, bringing its total for the year to five.
Chad reported one more case, lifting its total for 2024 to five. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported two more cVDPV2 cases, as well as its fifth infection involving circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1).
Guinea reported its fourth cVDPV2 case of the year, and Mozambique reported its first cVDPV1 case of 2024. In the Middle East, Yemen reported 6 more cVDPV2 cases, 5 in Alhudaidah and 1 in Saadah, boosting its total to 21.