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Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) Human Cases in Afghanistan, 2026

Region

Province

WPV1 Cases

Regional Total

Southern

Helmand

5

6

Kandahar

1

Western

Farah

1

1

Eastern

Nangarhar

3

4

Kunar

1

Grand Total

6 Provinces

11

11


Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) Human Cases in Afghanistan, 2025

Region

Province

WPV1 Cases

Regional Total

Southern

Helmand

4

7

Uruzgan

3

Western

Farah

1

3

Badghis

2

Eastern

Nuristan

1

1

Southeastern

Paktika

7

8

Ghazni

1

Northern

Faryab

1

1

Grand Total

8 Provinces

20

20


Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) Human Cases in Afghanistan, 2024

Region

Province

WPV1 Cases

Regional Total

Southern

Kandahar

14

23

Helmand

7

Uruzgan

2

Eastern

Kunar

1

2

Noristan

1

Grand Total

5 Provinces

25

25


Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) Human Cases in Afghanistan, 2023

Region

Province

WPV1 Cases

Regional Total

Eastern

Nangarhar

6

6

Grand Total

1 Province

6

6


Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) Human Cases in Afghanistan, 2022

Region

Province

WPV1 Cases

Regional Total

Southeastern

Paktika

1

1

Eastern

Kunar

1

1

Grand Total

2 Provinces

2

2


Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) Human Cases in Afghanistan, 2021

Region

Province

WPV1 Cases

Regional Total

Southeastern

Ghazni

1

1

Northeastern

Kunduz

1

1

Grand Total

2 Provinces

2

2


Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) Human Cases in Afghanistan, 2020

Region

Province

WPV1 Cases

Regional Total

Southern

Helmand

16

37

Kandahar

14

Uruzgan

4

Zabul

3

Western

Farah

4

9

Herat

2

Badghis

2

Nimroz

1

Eastern

Kunar

1

2

Laghman

1

Southeastern

Khost

5

6

Paktika

1

Northern

Balkh

1

1

Northeastern

Badakhshan

1

1

Grand Total

14 Provinces

56

56


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