ISLAMABAD, Oct 02 (APP):Two more children have been paralyzed by wil
d poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in Pakistan.
According to the Regional Reference Laboratory at the National Institute of Health, a female child from Zhob district of Balochistan and a male child from Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have been affected, taking the number of total cases in 2024 to 28.
This is the second case from Zhob, where a child was affected by polio earlier in July, and the first case from Tank.
The virus has been found in sewage samples from both districts previously, indicating continue
d polio transmission and risk to children’s health.
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