K-P Reports New Polio Case, Pakistan’s Total Climbs to 30
Pakistan’s polio cases include 19 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 44 positive sewage samples detected in September, highlighting ongoing virus circulation despite vaccination campaigns.
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Fresh polio case in KP takes this year’s tally to 30
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday that one new case of wild poliovirus had been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Torghar, taking the tally of cases for this year to 30. Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic. Despite global efforts to eradicate the virus, challenges such as security issues, vaccine hesitancy, and misinformation have slowed progress. A stat…
Pakistan reports fresh polio case, taking 2025 nationwide tally to 30
KARACHI: Pakistan has confirmed a new poliovirus case from the country’s northwestern Torghar district, the National Health Institute (NIH) confirmed on Tuesday, raising the total tally of cases this year to 30. The latest polio infection was detected in a 12-month-old boy from Union Council Ghari in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province’s Torghar district, the NIH
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