On the European continent, the last case of paralysis caused by polio was reported from Turkey in November 1998. In June 2002, the WHO European region was declared polio free.
Na evropski celini so o zadnjem primeru paralize, ki jo je povzročil poliovirus, poročali iz Turčije novembra 1998. Junija 2002 je bila Evropska regija SZO razglašena za območje brez poliovirusa.