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Table 2 Estimated exported polio infections from polio-infected countries for 2013 and 2014, accounting for a ratio of apparent to inapparent polio infections of 200:1

From: Potential for international spread of wild poliovirus via travelers

Country

Outbound travelers a (2012)

Vaccination coverage (2013) b

Population size (2013) c

Symptomatic cases (2013) d

Symptomatic cases (2014) d

Asymptomatic infections (2013)

Asymptomatic infections (2014)

Exported polio infections (2013)

Exported polio infections (2014)

Pakistan

4,655,292

0.72

182,142,594

93

306

18,600

61,200

158

521

Afghanistan

792,905

0.71

30,551,674

14

28

2,800

5,600

24

48

Nigeria

1,829,727

0.67

173,615,345

53

6

10,600

1,200

37

4

Somalia

98,390

0.47

10,495,583

194

5

38,800

1,000

121

3

Syria

629,804

0.52

22,850,000

35

1

7,000

200

64

2

Ethiopia

1,249,894

0.7

94,100,756

9

1

1,800

200

8

1

Kenya

2,028,017

0.82

44,353,691

14

0

2,800

NC

43

NC

Cameroon

505,550

0.88

21,699,631

4

5

800

1,000

6

8

Equatorial Guinea

168,530

0.30

757,014

0

5

NC

1,000

NC

74

Iraq

1,033,884

0.70

33,417,476

0

2

NC

400

NC

4

Total

12,991,993

 

613,983,764

416

359

83,200

71,800

462

665

  1. a Data from International Air Transport Association (source: Bluedot; Kamran Khan)
  2. b [27]
  3. c [28] (2013)
  4. d [15]
  5. NC = not calculated