Pakistan: 2020 Polio

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/663...ted-in-dg-khan

Our Correspondent
May 24, 2020
Polio case detected in DG Khan

LAHORE: This year’s second case of wild poliovirus (WPV1) in Punjab has been confirmed in Dera Ghazi Khan district, which raised the toll to 49 in the country. The first case of Punjab was also detected in DG Khan.

“A male child from DG Khan’s Tehsil Taunsa Sharif and Union Council Mangrotha, aged 36 months, has been diagnosed with polio,” the Punjab Polio Programme confirmed on Saturday. The spokesman of the Punjab Polio Programme confirmed the case and said the programme is in the process of verifying vaccination history of the child...

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1563841/po...rted-in-pishin

Polio case reported in Pishin
Saleem ShahidUpdated June 16, 2020

QUETTA: A new polio case was reported in Pishin district of Balochistan by local health authorities on Monday.

Thus far, 12 polio cases have been reported this year in the province.

According to health department officials, the poliovirus was confirmed in a two-year-old baby girl whose samples had been taken on May 29 and May 31...

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Upper Dir reports polio case after eight years
Our Correspondent
June 18, 2020

DIR: A polio case was reported from Upper Dir district after eight years as a 17-month boy was diagnosed with the crippling disease in the remote Doon Seri area in Kohistan valley, health officials said on Wednesday.

They said the boy was brought to the District Headquarters Hospital in Dir town in April and his stool was sent to the National Institute of Health in Islamabad for test. The Expended Programme on Immunization (EPI) district coordinator Dr Rahatullah confirmed the polio case and said the boy identified as Murad, son of Rahim Shah, had been diagnosed with the polio virus Type-II...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/683...tim-in-karachi

M. Waqar Bhatti
July 7, 2020
Five-year-old boy becomes year’s first polio victim in Karachi

The Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) in Pakistan Monday reported the first polio case of the current year in Karachi, saying a five-year old boy has been crippled by Wild Polio Virus 1 (WPV1) in Muzaffarabad Colony, Landhi, in District Malir.

With the new polio case, the number of polio cases in Sindh has jumped to 19 and 57 in Pakistan. “Five-year-old Muhammad Hasnain, son of Muhammad Ibrahim, a resident of Muzaffarabad Colony, Landhi, in District Malir, has been crippled by Wild Polio Virus 1 (WPV1)....

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/685...virus-in-sindh

M. Waqar Bhatti
July 11, 2020
Another child crippled by polio virus in Sindh

Karachi: Polio Eradication Initiative Friday said one more child has been crippled by the Wild Polio Virus 1 (WPV1) in Tehsil Dokri, District Larkana of Sindh, raising the total confirmed polio cases in Sindh to 20 and 58 in entire Pakistan.

“An 82-months old girl, Badshah Zadi d/o Gulab Sargani has been crippled by the polio virus in Tehsil Dokri in Larkana district of Sindh. Now the total number of children affected with polio has reached at 20 in Sindh and 58 in the entire country”, an official of the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) Sindh said...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/687...hild-in-lahore

Our Correspondent
July 15, 2020
Polio paralyses child in Lahore

LAHORE: The polio virus has affected a child in Lahore, a Punjab Polio Eradication Programme spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.

“The virus has paralysed all four limbs of the 26-month-old child,” said the spokesperson. “The child suffered paralysis in June. Subsequently, his stool samples were sent to the national laboratory which confirmed on Tuesday that the child is affected with polio,” said the spokesperson.

“The child later died in the Children Hospital. The cause of death is being determined,” added the spokesperson. Polio campaigns remain suspended in the province since March due to the corona pandemic. Over 30 million children remain without the critical oral polio vaccine which is required to save children from disability...

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Source: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakista...ri-989032.html

Polio Case Reported From Sufaid Dheri
Mohammad Ali 9 hours ago Thu 30th July 2020 | 05:30 PM

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Jul, 2020 ) :A four-year-old child has been reported as victim of polio virus here Thursday taking the total cases of polio virus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to 22 in year 2020.

According to Emergency Operation Center this was the first polio case in four years in Peshawar as the last case was reported in 2016...

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1573553/po...in-balochistan

Polio case reported in Balochistan
The Newspaper's Staff ReporterUpdated 10 Aug 2020

ISLAMABAD: A case of polio has been reported in Balochistan, which has taken the countrywide tally of such cases detected during the current year to 64.

According to an official of the National Institute of Health, the latest victim is a 20-month-old boy. His family lives in Union Council Mian Ghundi of Quetta district.

“Both the child’s lower limbs have been paralysed. He did not receive any polio vaccine as his family was against vaccination. Socio-economic status of the family has been termed poor,” he said...

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Polio in Pakistan could get significantly worse this year even as the world is celebrating eradication of the virus from Africa, according to independent experts monitoring the worldwide vaccination campaign.

Modelling suggests the country could suffer hundreds of cases in 2020, and the crippling virus is now claiming victims in areas once considered clear of the scourge.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-h...-africa-cases/

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Punjab reports two new polio cases



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September 02, 2020



LAHORE - Two new polio cases have been reported in Punjab, confirmed the official in-charge of the province’s polio programme on Tuesday.

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Three-year-old falls prey to polio virus in Balochistan


The fresh case recorded from Pishin district has raised provincial tally of polio cases to 17

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Mohammad Zafar
September 04, 2020

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2262472...in-balochistan

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1578461
Another child from Balochistan contracts poliovirus
Dawn ReportUpdated 08 Sep 2020

QUETTA: Another case of poliovirus has been detected in Balochistan as the number of polio cases continues to increase in the province due to suspension of vaccination campaign because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The new victim of the crippling disease is a 15-month-old child from Pishin district.

According to the health department’s officials, samples of the child were collected on Aug 19 and 20.

They said the parents of the affected child had refused to get their child vaccinated when polio teams visited their home during anti-polio campaigns.

Vaccination campaigns in Balochistan have been suspended for five months, causing a sudden increase in polio cases in the province.

With this new case, the number of polio cases in Balochistan has risen to 18 this year.

Last year, 12 cases of polio were reported in the province.

The countrywide tally of the crippling disease’s cases for the current year has reached 69...

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Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/202...ts-poliovirus/

Another child from Balochistan contracts poliovirus
by APP , (Last Updated September 17, 2020)

QUETTA: Another case of polio was found in Balochistan on Thursday, showing that the number of poliovirus cases in the province continues to grow due to the suspension of the vaccination campaign because of the coronavirus crisis.
The new victim of the crippling disease is a 152month-old child from Qila Saifullah.
With this new case, the number of polio cases in Balochistan has risen to 19 this year. Last year, 12 cases of polio were reported in the province.
The countrywide tally of the crippling disease’s cases for the current year has reached 69...

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Polio case emerges in Hyderabad
Six-year-old girl's health records show she had completed her polio immunisation

HYDERABAD:

A six-year-old girl who had reportedly completed her immunisation against the poliovirus has been found to have contracted the crippling disease in Hyderabad.

Health officials confirmed that the child's left foot had been affected by the virus. The girl, who, resides in Tando Haider in Hyderabad rural taluka, has been detected with the CP2 strain of polio, which, according to doctors, affects children with weak immunity...

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Source: https://www.bolnews.com/health/2020/...ted-in-punjab/


New polio case reported in Punjab
Gulmeena HamidWeb Editor
25th Sep, 2020. 06:32 pm

On Friday, a new polio case has been reported in Bahawalpur’s Ahmedpur East tehsil.

According to the details, the provincial tally reached 10 after a new polio case has been registered. As per the health officials, the neck, legs, hands, and face of the child have been affected by the poliovirus.

This is the second polio case in Punjab reported this year, whereas, the total count across the country reached 74...

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Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1581641/an...pur-in-a-month

Another polio case surfaces in Bahawalpur in a month
The Newspaper's CorrespondentUpdated 26 Sep 2020

BAHAWALPUR: Another poliovirus case has surfaced in the district as an eight-month-old baby in the Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur has been declared carrying the virus.

The infant, identified as Hassan Noor, belongs to Union Council Banwala of tehsil Ahmedpur East.

This is the second polio case that has appeared in the district in the ongoing month. Earlier, a fifteen year old boy was confirmed carrying the poliovirus and his left leg was affected. He too belonged to Ahmedpur East, from its union council Kulab...