The number of confirmed polio cases in Afghanistan has reached 50 this year, following the reporting of eight new cases across five provinces. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), these cases were recorded during week 43, ending November 1, increasing the total from 42 to 50.<\/p>\n
Three new cases were identified in the districts of Nahri Saraj, Baghran, and Kajaki in Helmand province, and two cases in Dahaneh Ghori district of Baghlan province. Additionally, one case each was reported from Surkh Rod district in Nangarhar, Farah city, and Spin Boldak district in Kandahar.<\/p>\n
The WHO also reported 16 positive environmental samples of polio from sewage collected in the week ending November 1: five samples from Nangarhar, four from Helmand, four from Kandahar, two from Kabul, and one from Paktika. Including these environmental cases, the total number of polio environmental detections in Afghanistan for the year has reached 109.<\/p>\n
According to WHO reports, no new human or environmental polio cases were documented in Afghanistan during week 44, ending November 8. However, in the same week, Pakistan recorded one human polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and three environmental cases\u2014two in Karachi and one in Quetta.<\/p>\n
In the week ending November 1, Pakistan also reported one human case and 11 environmental cases in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The cumulative tally in Pakistan stands at nine human cases and 151 environmental detections.<\/p>\n
The Taliban administration has banned the door-to-door polio vaccination campaign, previously regarded as an effective vaccination method. Implementation challenges in vaccination efforts pose significant obstacles to polio eradication in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. The large-scale return of migrants from neighboring countries, including Pakistan, and the resulting population movements have also been cited as factors contributing to the virus\u2019s spread.<\/p>\n
Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the only countries where polio has not been eradicated. In 2025, Afghanistan reported 21 human polio cases, while Pakistan recorded 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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