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Pakistan: 13th case of polio virus detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2022
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): An 18-month-old was paralyzed by wild poliovirus in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), the National Institute of Health confirmed on Friday.
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First polio case in nearly a decade confirmed in New York
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 22 (ANI): The first case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in Rockland County in New York, local and state health officials announced on Thursday (local time).
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Two more polio cases detected in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): Two more polio were reported in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, taking the total to six in the country this year.
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Pak reports another polio case
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): Pakistan reported a second polio case as a two-year-old girl was found affected by the virus in North Waziristan, local media reported on Friday.
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Shehbaz Sharif convenes emergency meeting after polio case re-emerges in P
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday convened a meeting of the National Task Force on Polio after the first case of the viral disease was detected in 15 months.
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Pakistan detects first polio case in 15 months: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Pakistan detected country's first case of polio after over a year, with the paralysis of a 15-month-old boy in the country's North Waziristan area, according to reports citing authorities.
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Israel detects first polio case since 1989
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], March 7 (ANI): Israel's Ministry of Health on Sunday said that a new case of polio has been detected in a 4-year-old child in Jerusalem.
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Taliban failed to save its citizens, health workers in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 1 (ANI): The recent killing of polio vaccinators in Afghanistan is a cause for concern, especially in a country where lack of a vaccination drive may lead to an outbreak of polio cases, a media report said on Tuesday.
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Balochistan reports a new polio case amid Covid-19 outbreak
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], December 30 (ANI): Balochistan reported a new case of polio on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the province to 26, amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Pak reports new polio case as anti-polio campaign impacted by COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 29 (ANI): Pakistan has reported yet another polio case on Sunday, taking the country's tally of the year to 82.
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New Polio cases amid Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 30 (ANI): While health authorities in the country are finding it difficult to deal with a sudden spike in the number of coronavirus patients, several new cases of poliovirus have been reported in Pakistan, worsening the current health crisis.
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Malaysia records first polio case in 27 years
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Dec 8 (ANI): A three-month-old Malaysian boy has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in 27 years, the Health Ministry confirmed on Sunday.
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