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Polio Disease Statistics
Polio has been eradicated in the United States. The last case of symptomatic polio in Minnesota was reported in 2008. Up to 95% of polio virus infections are not symptomatic. Polio infections without symptoms are not included in the table below. Continued success depends upon maintaining high immunization rates.
Reported Symptomatic Cases of Polio, Minnesota 1992-2018
| Year | Number of Cases |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1* |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1* |
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
* oral polio vaccine-associated case
Disease Control Newsletter (DCN)
Annual summary of communicable diseases in Minnesota.
Note: The DCN annual summary only includes details on diseases that have been reported for each year.
Last Updated: 11/23/2022