Pakistan: 2020 Polio

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1537100/th...ed-in-pakistan

Three more cases of polio reported in Pakistan
Ikram JunaidiUpdated February 28, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Three cases of polio have been reported from Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) due to which the tally for the current year has reached 21.

An official of the National Institute of Health said that in Balochistan, a seven-month-old boy, resident of Ward 1-10B Union Council, Sibi tehsil and district, had been infected with the poliovirus...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/622...haunt-children

March 1, 2020
Polio continues to haunt children

SUKKUR/KARACHI: Another child was infected with the life-crippling Poliovirus in Naushahro Feroze, taking the number of polio cases to 23 across the country and once again exposed the efficacy of polio management schemes.

The child Anil Rajar, of Bhirya Road Nausharo Feroz, has been identified as the fresh victim of Poliovirus. His blood samples were sent to the Islamabad for conclusive tests and the focal person confirmed that both the lower limbs of the child were affected due to polio virus...

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1538524/an...rabad-district

Another polio case reported in Balochistan's Nasirabad district
The Newspaper's Staff CorrespondentUpdated March 05, 2020

QUETTA: A new polio case has been reported in Balochistan raising this year’s tally to four.

The new case of a seven-year-old boy was reported from Union Council Khuda-i-Dad of tehsil Manjipur of Suhbatpur district in Nasirabad division...

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/570248/8th...aces-in-sindh/

8th polio case surfaces in Sindh
PPI
March 5, 2020

8th polio case surfaces in SindhThe Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) for Polio in Sindh Wednesday confirmed one new polio case from Shikarpur. This polio case takes the total tally in Sindh to eight and 25 in Pakistan this year so far. Spokesperson EOC Sindh while talking to PPI, said a 36-month-old female child had been affected by the polio with weakness in her left lower limb in UC Ghari Dakho, district Shikarpur with the date of onset being 11 February 2020. The child had received seven doses of OPV according to parents and no IPV. Further investigation into the case is ongoing...

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Source: https://nation.com.pk/06-Mar-2020/fo...-cases-surface


Four more polio cases surface
Rahul Basharat

March 06, 2020

ISLAMABAD - Four more polio cases have surfaced in Pakistan taking the toll of this year to 25, reveals official data.
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According to reports available with The Nation, the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed four more polio cases – two on February 29 and two on March 4 - in three provinces including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Sindh. According to the polio map, the two cases confirmed in February were from Karak, KP, and Naushero Feroz, Sindh...

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Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/276723-new...nd-balochistan

New polio cases reported in KP and Balochistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan Health departments reported one case of polio in each province on Wednesday.

Balochistan’s health department confirmed that a two-year-old had been diagnosed with the poliovirus. The emergence of the case has taken the provincial toll of cases to five...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/628...o-kp-districts

Two new polio cases reported from two KP districts
Bureau report
March 13, 2020

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday reported two more polio cases, rising the number of polio cases to 15 in the province in the year 2020. According to government officials, the latest two polio cases were reported from Bhittani tehsil of Lakki Marwat district and Shakai tehsil of South Waziristan tribal district...

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Source: https://www.brecorder.com/2020/03/15...urfaces-in-kp/


Seventh polio case surfaces in KP
By RECORDER REPORT on March 15, 2020

A new case of polio case been confirmed in a 3-year-old girl of tribal district Khyber in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here Saturday. The girl, who was diagnosed with the poliovirus, was previously administered polio vaccine during the anti-polio campaign.

This is the seventh polio case reported in Khyber district and 16th in the entire province. The overall tally of polio cases across the country reaches 29.

On March 12, two more polio cases were detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising the total tally of cases across the country to 29...

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Source: https://arynews.tv/en/polio-cases-khyber-pakhtunkhwa/


Three more polio cases surface in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Web Desk On Mar 29, 2020

PESHAWAR: Three new polio cases have surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday, raising the tally of such patients in the province to 18 during the current month, ARY News reported.

According to KP Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) for Polio Eradication, the polio cases were reported in Lakki Marwat, Tank district and Karak.

A spokesperson for the EOC said that the children infected with the crippling disease were not administered the anti-polio vaccine...

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Source: https://arynews.tv/en/3-year-old-acquires-poliovirus/


3 year old acquires poliovirus in Sindh’s Jacobabad: sources
Web Desk On Apr 4, 2020


KARACHI: Sources close to the Ministry of Health revealed another case of poliovirus in the country on Saturday, ARY News reported.

Sources claimed that that the patient is a three year old child hailing from Sindh’s Jacobabad region.

Sources added that the recent case puts the current tally of polio cases across Pakistan in the ongoing year up to 37...

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41 cases: https://reliefweb.int/report/pakista...ear-s-tally-41

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/202...s-reported-kp/

Two new cases of polio virus reported in KP
by Staff Report , (Last Updated 5 hours ago)

PESHAWAR: Two fresh cases of polio Type-2 were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Monday.

According to the polio Emergency Operation Centre (EOC), the cases emerged from Peshawar and South Waziristan, raising the provincial tally of Type-2 cases to 38 for the current year.

“The number of children infected with Type-2 polio has risen to 42 across the country,” the EOC said...

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1554143/po...om-balochistan

Polio case reported from Balochistan
Saleem ShahidMay 03, 2020

QUETTA: A four-year-old girl has tested positive for poliovirus in Usta Mohammad Tehsil of Jaffarabad district in Balochistan, health officials said on Saturday.

The number of polio cases in Balochistan has reached seven and 42 across the country this year.

According to health officials, the girl had not been administered polio vaccine as the parents refused to allow giving polio drops to their daughter...

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1555435/fo...ochistan-sindh

Four more polio cases found in Balochistan, Sindh
Saleem Shahid | Ikram JunaidiUpdated May 08, 2020

ISLAMABAD/QUETTA: Four more cases of polio have been found, taking the tally of children infected with poliovirus in the country this year to 47.

According to an official of the National Institute of Health (NIH), all the new victims are girls. Three belong to Balochistan and one is from Sindh.

The three polio cases in Balochistan were found in different districts of the province...

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Source: https://dailytimes.com.pk/615300/pol...aces-in-bannu/

Polio case surfaces in Bannu
Web Desk
May 20, 2020

A polio case has surfaced in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after which the tally in Pakistan this year has mounted to 48...