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Table 5 Estimated importations of polio infections into India (2010-2013)

From: Potential for international spread of wild poliovirus via travelers

Country

Travelers to Indiaa

Polio casesd

Asymptomatic polio

Vaccination coveragee

Population sizef

Importation

2010

Pakistan

51,749

144

28,800

0.82

173,149,306

3

Nigeria

23,893

21

4,200

0.54

159,707,780

0

Afghanistan

73,389

25

5,000

0.66

28,397,812

4

Niger

475

2

400

0.75

15,893,746

0

Chad

212

26

5,200

0.43

11,720,781

0

DRC

NA

100

20,000

0.76

62,191,161

NC

Angola

1,620

33

6,600

0.92

19,549,124

0

Mali

495

4

800

0.8

13,985,961

0

Congo

1,930

441

88,200

0.9

4,111,715

14

India

NA

42

8,400

0.7

1,205,624,648

NC

Uganda

3,011

4

800

0.79

33,987,213

0

Russia

122,048

14

2,800

0.98

142,385,523

1

Liberia

177

2

400

0.71

3,957,990

0

Nepal

104,374

6

1,200

0.83

26,846,016

2

Kazakhstan

8,786

1

200

0.98

16,321,581

0

Tajikistan

NA

460

92,000

0.95

7,627,326

NC

Turkmenistan

NA

3

600

0.96

5,041,995

NC

Senegal

NA

18

3,600

0.79

12,950,564

NC

Mauritania

131

5

1,000

0.52

3,609,420

0

Sierra Leone

NA

1

200

0.84

5,751,976

NC

TOTAL

392,290

1,352

270,400

 

1,952,811,638

24

2011

Pakistan

48,640

198

39,600

0.75

176,166,353

4

Nigeria

33,537

62

12,400

0.49

164,192,925

1

Afghanistan

89,605

80

16,000

0.68

29,105,480

16

Kenya

30,045

1

200

0.88

42,027,891

0

Niger

600

5

1,000

0.44

16,511,462

0

Chad

1,198

132

26,400

0.4

12,080,037

1

DRC

NA

93

18,600

0.77

63,931,512

NC

CAR

37

4

800

0.47

4,436,217

0

China

142,218

21

4,200

0.99

1,344,130,000

0

Guinea

341

3

600

0.63

11,161,530

0

Cote d’Ivoire

637

36

7,200

0.58

19,389,954

0

Angola

1,891

5

1,000

0.85

20,180,490

0

Mali

815

7

1,400

0.78

14,416,737

0

Congo

3,623

1

200

0.9

4,225,359

0

Gabon

226

1

200

0.75

1,594,034

0

India

NA

1

200

0.7

1,221,156,319

NC

TOTAL

353,413

650

130,000

 

3,144,706,300

22

2012

Pakistan

58,846

58

11,600

0.72

179,160,111

1

Nigeria

36,762

122

24,400

0.52

168,833,776

2

Afghanistan

95,231

37

7,400

0.71

29,824,536

8

Niger

497

1

200

0.78

17,157,042

0

Chad

194

5

1,000

0.56

12,448,175

0

TOTAL

191,530

223

44,600

 

407,423,640

11

2013

Pakistan

111,794c

93

18,600

0.72

182,142,594

4

Afghanistan

111,370c

14

2,800

0.71

30,551,674

3

Nigeria

34,522b

53

10,600

0.67

173,615,345

1

Somalia

462b

194

38,800

0.47

10,495,583

1

Syria

35,686b

35

7,000

0.52

22,850,000

4

Ethiopia

18,106b

9

1,800

0.7

94,100,756

0

Kenya

40,484c

14

2,800

0.82

44,353,691

1

Cameroon

1,515b

4

800

0.88

21,699,631

0

TOTAL

353,939

416

83,200

 

579,809,274

13

  1. a [30]
  2. b Data from United Nations World Tourism Organization
  3. c [29]
  4. d [31]
  5. e [27]
  6. f [28]
  7. NA = not available
  8. NC = not calculated