angola: stop transmission of polio (stop) field team...

A T L A N T I CO C E A N

Luanda

Kinshasa

Brazzaville

DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC

OF THECONGO

A N G O L A

ANGOLA

REP. OF THE CONGO

N A M I B I A

ZAMBIA

BOTSWANA

M o x i c oM o x i c oB í eB í e

H u í l aH u í l a

U í g eU í g e

K u a n d oK u b a n g oK u a n d o

K u b a n g o

MalanjeMalanje

C u n e n eC u n e n e

LundaNorteLundaNorte

Lunda SulLunda Sul

NamibeNamibe

Z a i r eZ a i r e

BengoBengo

KwanzaSul

KwanzaSul

BenguelaBenguela

HuamboHuambo

KwanzaNorte

KwanzaNorte

Cabinda

LuandaLuanda

Areashown

A F R I C A

0 100 200 km

0 100 200 mi

Nationalcapital

STOP team2012 presenceby province

2011

2010

Polio virus casesby municipality

Provinceboundary

Municipalityboundary

Internationalboundary

Con�rmed polio cases,1996 - 2012

Fighting polio in Angola

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

’12’11’10’09’08’07’06’05’04’03’02’01’00’99’98’97’96

81

15 7

1103

115

1 0 0 0 10 2 8 29 29 335 0

Despite being eradicated in 2001, polio reestablished itself in Angola in 2005. An international e�ort to combat the disease has dramatically reduced infections, with no reported cases since July 2011. The joint CDC and WHO program Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) is supporting an Angolan government-led e�ort to ensure that every child is vaccinated during the course of national campaigns. As Angola nears a polio-free year, the STOP team is working to prevent polio reemergence in high risk areas.

March 16, 2012 – U542 STATE (HIU)

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Angola: Stop Transmission of Polio (STOP) Field Team Presence, 2012

Sources: World Health Organization, Polio Case Count, Feb, 24, 2012; Angola Polio Weekly Update; Angola STOP Team 39