Poliovirus Cripples Child in Bannu

Pakistan reports new polio case, raises tally in 2025 to 12 - The Tribune

The new case reported from the Shamsi Khel Union Council in Bannu raises the total number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2025 to 12.

Poliovirus cripples child in Bannu

In a latest case of poliovirus, a 33-month-old boy has been crippled in district Bannu, raising Pakistan's polio case count to 12 for the year. According to Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the NIH Islamabad, the recent case from Union Council Shamsikhel, District Bannu, is the sixth polio case from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa this year. As many as 12 cases of poliovirus have been reported in 2025, including six from K-P, four from …

Polio cripples another child in KP, nationwide tally reaches 12

ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory at NIH Islamabad has confirmed a new case of wild poliovirus in a 33-month-old boy from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district.This marks the sixth polio...

Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising 2025 tally to 12

KARACHI: Pakistan’s polio eradication program on Friday said a new wild poliovirus case had been detected in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bringing the total tally of 2025 cases to 12. Polio is a paralyzing disease with no cure, making prevention through vaccination critical. Multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine, along with the completion of the

12th polio case of this year reported in KP’s Bannu

A new case of wild poliovirus was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, taking the national tally to 12, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at Islamabad’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in a press release on Friday. 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, …

Poliovirus Detected In Environmental Samples From Seven Districts Across Pakistan - Pakistan Live News

A health worker administers polio drops to school children for vaccination during a door-to-door poliovirus eradication campaign in Lahore on April 21, 2025. — AFP Poliovirus not detected in samples from Pishin, Lahore. Total nine sewage samples collected from nine districts. Samples were collected between May 8 and 23.  KARACHI: The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme has confirmed the presence of poliovirus in environmental samples collected…