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Pakistan reports new polio case from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, overall tally in
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, confirmed a case of poliovirus in a 19-month-old boy from Union Council Miranshah-3, bringing the total number of polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to eight.
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Pakistan reports new polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, overall tally in 20
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The latest case is the seventh polio case reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2025, demonstrating the concerns over virus circulation in high-risk zones.
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Pakistan reports eighth polio case of 2025
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Polio remains endemic in only two countries worldwide, Pakistan and Afghanistan, The Express Tribune reported. The virus, which mainly affects children under five, can cause irreversible paralysis but is preventable with a few drops of oral vaccine.
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WHO extends travel restrictions on Pakistan for three months due to concer
Updated : 11 months ago IST
According to WHO, the committee reviewed the global spread of polio, the situation in Pakistan, and the government's efforts to control the spread of virus.
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Pakistan reports third polio case in 2025
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to the official, the victim is a 54-month-old girl. This is the second polio case reported from Sindh in 2025, with the third one detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Polio cases in Pakistan continue to rise, tally reaches 69
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan has confirmed a new case of polio in Tank, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total number of cases to 69, according to a statement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases, countrywide number rises to 67 in 2
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
An official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health said that two cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) were reported in Tank and Kashmore.
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Polio case reported in Jacobabad, overall tally in Pakistan rises to 64 in
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
According to an official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, the lab said that a case has been reported in Jacobabad on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Polio cases reported from 8 districts
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The polio cases have been rapidly increasing in Pakistan, causing a health hazard with confirmation of cases in eight districts, ARY News reported.
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In 2024, tally of polio cases in Pakistan nears 60
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported three new polio cases, bringing the total to 59 for the year, according to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC). The cases were recorded in Dera Ismail Khan, Kemari, and Kashmore, with all children testing positive for Wild Polio Virus Type 1. Balochistan rem
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Pakistan: 7th polio case in Dera Ismail Khan, country's total tally rises
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A seventh polio case was reported in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, taking the total tally to 56 for the current year on Wednesday, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Three more polio cases takes count to 55 this year
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) of Pakistan, three new cases were reported from Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and Zhob and Jaffarabad in Balochistan, the report said.
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