Re: Pakistan: 2012 Polio cases- 12th case detected in No. Waziristan
Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/346496/f...th-waziristan/
Fighting polio, still: Twelfth polio case surfaces in North Waziristan
The father refuse*d to have the child inocul*ated.
By APP
Published: March 7, 2012
ISLAMABAD:
A seven-month old child in North Waziristan was diagnosed with polio on Tuesday, increasing the country?s polio toll to 12 cases this year.
According to official sources, the affected child, Bakhthullah, was not inoculated against polio because his father, Janullah, who lives in Mami-Rogha area of Miranshah had refused. The case has been confirmed by the National Institute of Health (NIH).
Health experts said this type of polio virus was previously found in the 14 cases previously registered in Waziristan, proving that the virus exists in the region...
Source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/346496/f...th-waziristan/
Fighting polio, still: Twelfth polio case surfaces in North Waziristan
The father refuse*d to have the child inocul*ated.
By APP
Published: March 7, 2012
ISLAMABAD:
A seven-month old child in North Waziristan was diagnosed with polio on Tuesday, increasing the country?s polio toll to 12 cases this year.
According to official sources, the affected child, Bakhthullah, was not inoculated against polio because his father, Janullah, who lives in Mami-Rogha area of Miranshah had refused. The case has been confirmed by the National Institute of Health (NIH).
Health experts said this type of polio virus was previously found in the 14 cases previously registered in Waziristan, proving that the virus exists in the region...
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