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First polio case of 2025 reported in Pakistan
By: News Desk
Published: 10:25 PM, 22 Jan, 2025
The first polio case of the year was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) said on Wednesday.
Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic because of challenges like security issues, vaccine hesitancy, and misinformation.
According to the NEOC, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at Islamabad confirmed the first wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2025.
The onset of the case was on January 7, it said, adding that DIK reported 11 polio cases in 2024...
First polio case of 2025 reported in Pakistan
By: News Desk
Published: 10:25 PM, 22 Jan, 2025
The first polio case of the year was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district, National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) said on Wednesday.
Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic because of challenges like security issues, vaccine hesitancy, and misinformation.
According to the NEOC, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at Islamabad confirmed the first wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case of 2025.
The onset of the case was on January 7, it said, adding that DIK reported 11 polio cases in 2024...
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