Eradicating Polio Requires a Global Effort

A new educational video takes viewers inside the Global Polio Laboratory Network, the "eyes and ears" of polio eradication. It demonstrates how laboratories around the world detect, confirm, and genetically track polioviruses.

When watching this video, you will learn how organizations like Rotary and the World Health Organization have successfully reduced polio cases in Africa by approximately 99%.

Discover how new laboratories, faster sequencing techniques, and enhanced surveillance are contributing to the effort to eradicate polio.

These insights are crucial for guiding responses to polio outbreaks.

As of December 10, 2025, the U.S. CDC's Travel Health Notice identifies 32 countries where polioviruses have recently been detected, including several in Africa.

The CDC suggests that before any international travel, you make sure you are up to date on your polio vaccines. Adults who previously completed the full routine polio vaccine series may receive a single lifetime booster dose of IPV.

Globally, the nOPV2 polio vaccine has been administered over 2 billion times during the last few years.

In the United States, polio vaccination services are commercailly offered at travel clinics and pharmacies.