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Pakistan reports 2 new polio cases of the year despite anti-polio drives

Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, according to health officials.
This brings the total number of polio cases in Pakistan to five for 2025 so far, as confirmed by the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program.
Health workers are concluding a targeted vaccination drive amidst threats from militants opposing polio vaccination campaigns.
Since the 1990s, over 200 polio workers and police assigned to protect them have been killed in attacks against vaccination teams.

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Minister challenges report of 2 new polio cases

Minister of Primary & Secondary Healthcare Khawaja Imran Nazeer addresses a press conference on February 28, 2025. — Screengrab via Facebook@PSHDepartmentLAHORE:Challenging the reported polio cases in Chakwal and Mandi Bahauddin, the Punjab government has claimed to have taken serious...

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The Milwaukee Independent

Polio's persistent grip: Why the disease lingers despite major progress in eradication efforts

The post Polio’s persistent grip: Why the disease lingers despite major progress in eradication efforts appeared first on Milwaukee Independent.

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The Hindu

Pakistan confirms two new poliovirus cases in Sindh, Punjab; total number rises to five this year

Last year, a total of 74 cases were reported. Of these, 27 were from Balochistan, 22 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 23 from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad

4 days ago·India

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Hindustan Times

Pakistan confirms two new poliovirus cases in Sindh, Punjab; total number rises to 5 this year

4 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Pakistan reports 2 new polio cases of the year despite anti-polio drives

Officials say Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate a disease that remains endemic

4 days ago·United States

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Dawn

Pakistan reports two new polio cases

ISLAMABAD: Two new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) have been confirmed in Pakistan. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of cases in Kambar, Sindh, and Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab. “This is the third polio case from Sindh and the first from Punjab this year, bringing the total number of cases in 2025 to five,” a lab official told Dawn. The three previous cases…

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