Table 3 Estimated imported polio infections to Saudi Arabia during the Hajj pilgrimage from polio-infected countries in 2013 and 2014
From: Potential for international spread of wild poliovirus via travelers
Country | Hajj pilgrimsa (2012) | Vaccination coverage (2013) b | Population size (2013) c | Symptomatic cases (2013)d | Symptomatic cases (2014) d | Asymptomatic infections (2013) | Asymptomatic infections (2014) | Imported polio infections (2013) | Imported polio infections (2014) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pakistan | 172,610 | 0.72 | 182,142,594 | 93 | 306 | 18,600 | 61,200 | 6 | 19 |
Afghanistan | 33,011 | 0.71 | 30,551,674 | 14 | 28 | 2,800 | 5,600 | 1 | 2 |
Nigeria | 98,559 | 0.67 | 173,615,345 | 53 | 6 | 10,600 | 1,200 | 2 | 0 |
Somalia | 6,540 | 0.47 | 10,495,583 | 194 | 5 | 38,800 | 1,000 | 8 | 0 |
Syria | 30,921 | 0.52 | 22,850,000 | 35 | 1 | 7,000 | 200 | 3 | 0 |
Ethiopia | 4,009 | 0.7 | 94,100,756 | 9 | 1 | 1,800 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
Kenya | 2,480 | 0.82 | 44,353,691 | 14 | 0 | 2,800 | NC | 0 | NC |
Cameroon | 3,570 | 0.88 | 21,699,631 | 4 | 5 | 800 | 1,000 | 0 | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea | NA | 0.30 | 757,014 | 0 | 5 | NC | 1,000 | NC | NC |
Iraq | 35,748 | 0.70 | 33,417,476 | 0 | 2 | NC | 400 | NC | 0 |
Total | 384,968 | 613,983,764 | 416 | 359 | 83,200 | 71,800 | 20 | 21 |