Pakistan Reports 9th Polio Case This Year
Health officials said genetic analysis linked the virus to Afghanistan as Pakistan’s 2026 polio total rose to nine.
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Pakistan reports 9th polio case this year
Pakistan on Thursday reported its ninth wild poliovirus case of the year after a seven-month-old boy from Khyber District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) tested positive for the virus, raising concerns over continued transmission along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication in Islamabad confirmed the case, which was detected in Mastak Union Council of Bara Tehsil. It is the third polio case reported …
Pakistan's Polio Crisis Deepens: Nine cases reported in 2026
In India, the last of polio case was reported over 12 years ago and the country has attained the status of being polio-free since then. On our western borders, however, Pakistan has continued to fail to eliminate the dreaded disease from its citizens. As in violence, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is miles ahead of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan in reporting fresh cases of polio affliction. Pakistan reported its 9th (ninth) wild polio virus case of …
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Pakistan Live NewsPakistan reports ninth polio case as virus linked to Afghanistan
Khyber records three cases, taking KP's tally to seven.Both countries remain endemic for wild poliovirus.Pakistan reported 74 cases in 2024 and 31 in 2025.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported its ninth polio case of 2026 after a...
Pakistan reports ninth polio case of 2026 as vaccination drive continues
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Pakistan has reported its ninth polio case of 2026 in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, health authorities said on Thursday, as the country presses ahead with a nationwide effort to vaccinate millions of children against the crippling disease. The latest case was detected in Khyber district, bringing the provincial tally to seven, while the remaining two cases were reported in southern Sindh province, according …
Pakistan's ninth polio case this year has been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Health officials confirmed the case on Thursday as a vaccination campaign is underway across the country to protect millions of children from the crippling disease. According to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), the latest polio case was reported in Khyber district, taking the total number of cases reported in the province this year to seven, w…
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