US EditionTwo New Polio Cases Confirmed in K-P
The National Institute of Health reports polio cases mainly affect children under two, with 51 of 126 sewage samples testing positive nationwide, highlighting vaccination challenges.
- The National Institute of Health confirmed two new polio cases in Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan on Monday, raising Pakistan's 2025 total to 26.
- The cases involve an 11-month-old girl in Lakki Marwat and a 19-month-old girl in North Waziristan, both from southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where polio detection remains high.
- A sub-national polio vaccination campaign started Monday in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to intensify efforts led by Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah to reach all children.
- In August, Pakistan tested 126 environmental sewage samples from 87 districts, finding poliovirus in 51 samples including 24 in Sindh and 10 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- The ongoing cases and positive environmental tests underscore persistent risks, especially in areas with low vaccine coverage and access challenges, demanding sustained immunization drives.
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Pakistan’s polio fight hit by new cases, kidnapping of vaccinators in
PESHAWAR: Pakistan reported two new cases of polio virus that bring the nationwide tally to 26 this year, the country’s polio program said on Monday, as official said unidentified gunmen had abducted three anti-polio vaccinators in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The kidnapping incident occurred in the jurisdiction of Mulazai police station in the volatile
Two new polio cases reported from South KP
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed two new polio cases from South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one each from District North Waziristan and District Lakki Marwat. According to a press release issued here by Emergency Operation Center (EOC) KP, the cases involve a 19-month-old girl from Union Council Mir Ali 2, District North Waziristan, and an 11-month-old g…
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