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STATE OF POLIO IN NIGERIA
COMPLIANCE LEVEL IN NIGERIA
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WE ARE THIS CLOSE TO ENDING POLIO
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NIGERIA POLIO UPDATE 2026
Nigeria remains Wild Poliovirus Free. There are only two endemic countries for Wild Poliovirus type 1, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
* No cVDPV2 case was reported this week.
The total number of cVDPV2 cases reported in 2026 is 36 (most recent case: 21 August 2026). The total number of cVDPV2 cases reported in 2025 is 66.
* No cVDPV2-positive environmental sample was reported this week (most recent positive environmental sample: 22 July 2026).
* One cVDPV3 case was reported this week, from Borno, with onset of paralysis on 21 September 2026 (most recent case). The total number of cVDPV3 cases in 2026 is 14.
The total number of cVDPV3 cases in 2025 is eight.
* Two cVDPV3-positive environmental samples were reported this week, from Niger and Zamfara, collected on 23 September 2026 and 25 September 2026 (most recent positive environmental sample)
Nigeria continues to battle sporadic outbreaks of the poliovirus variant.