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Pakistan: 2020 Polio

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...
 
Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/09/17/another-child-from-balochistan-contracts-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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Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2264597/polio-case-emerges-in-hyderabad

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...
 
Source: https://www.bolnews.com/health/2020/09/new-polio-case-reported-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...
 
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1581641/another-polio-case-surfaces-in-bahawalpur-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...
 
Source: https://nation.com.pk/06-Oct-2020/two-more-polio-cases-reported-in-punjab


Two more polio cases reported in Punjab
Iqtidar Gilani
October 06, 2020

LAHORE - Authorities in Punjab on Monday confirmed two fresh cases of polio as three-day anti-polio campaign is underway in many parts of the country. With two new cases, the number of polio-affected children in Punjab this year has reached 12. This year, 77 polio cases have been reported from across Pakistan, majority of these from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
 
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1583280/polio-case-reported-in-quetta

Polio case reported in Quetta
The Newspaper's Staff CorrespondentUpdated 05 Oct 2020

QUETTA: A polio case was reported from Balochistan’s capital on Sunday.

Health department officials confirmed that a nine-month-old child had tested positive for the poliovirus in Quetta.

They said the parents had refused to get administered polio drops to the child during the anti-polio campaign...
 
Source: https://www.news-medical.net/news/2...se-the-number-of-polio-cases-in-Pakistan.aspx

Study: COVID-19 lockdowns increase the number of polio cases in Pakistan
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 2 2020

A spike in the number of polio cases in Pakistan — the last refuge of the virus in the world along with neighbouring Afghanistan — is being attributed by health experts to disruption in vaccination services caused by lockdowns and restrictions against spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The increase in polio cases could result in the global export of infections and healthcare authorities must intensify efforts to track and vaccinate unvaccinated children, says Misbahud Din, researcher in molecular biology and immunology at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and lead author of a study, published October online in Public Health, on polio vaccination disruptions due to COVID-19 in Pakistan.

Din tells SciDev.Net that "80 cases of wild polio virus (WPV) and 64 cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) have been reported in 2020"...
 
Source: https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/11/punjab-reports-14th-polio-case-taking-pakistans-total-to-81/

Punjab reports 14th polio case, taking Pakistan’s total to 81
The victim is a child of over 3 years
Reporting | Daniyal Umer - Posted: Nov 12, 2020 | Last Updated: 10 hours ago

A polio case was reported in Punjab on Thursday, bringing the total cases in the province to 14.

The victim is a child of over three years from Layyah, Punjab. According to officials, the virus has affected both the hands and feet of the child.

His immunisation status is still being investigated. The head of the polio programme said that it was unfortunate that the virus was spreading...
 
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1593007/polio-case-reported-from-quetta

Polio case reported from Quetta
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter
Updated 29 Nov 2020

ISLAMABAD: Another polio case has been reported from Balochistan, taking the provincial tally of the year to 24 and the countrywide count to 82.

According to official record, 22 cases each have been reported from Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 14 from Punjab.

Last year, 147 cases had been reported in the country against only 12 cases in 2018...
 
Source: https://nation.com.pk/04-Dec-2020/four-polio-workers-injured-in-kandhkot-attack


Four polio workers injured in Kandhkot attack
Staff Reporter
December 04, 2020

KARACHI - It seems the misinformation spread about polio vaccination has taken root in a segment of our society as another team was attacked by locals this time in Kandhkot, Sindh, on Thursday. The incident was reported in the Kamil Shah Laro area where a group carrying batons tortured the polio team, injuring four of them. Later, police arrested three of the attackers. Earlier on Wednesday, a police officer guarding polio workers was martyred in Bannu as terrorists spread bullets at him...
 
Source: https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/12/19/polio-case-reported-in-balochistan/


Polio case reported in Balochistan
by Staff Report , (Last Updated 7 hours ago)

QUETTA: Balochistan on Saturday reported another polio case, taking the provincial tally of the year to 25 and the countrywide count to 83.

According to the provincial health department, a 16-month old boy in the Qilla Abdullah district tested positive for the virus.

Last year, 147 cases had been reported in the country against only 12 cases in 2018...
 
Source: https://www.siasat.com/balochistan-reports-a-new-polio-case-amid-covid-19-outbreak-2056913/

Balochistan reports a new polio case amid COVID-19 outbreak
By Mansoor| Updated: 30th December 2020 9:25 pm IST

Balochistan: Balochistan reported a new case of polio on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases in the province to 26, amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Citing Pakistan’s health officials, SAMAA TV reported that the victim was a 14-month-old girl origin from Union Council Karez Noth in Mastung and her samples were sent to Islamabad for testing on December 5.

The girl had not received the polio vaccine as her family refused polio drops during campaigns.

Balochistan has the highest number of polio cases in Pakistan.

There are 22 polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, and 14 in Punjab. However, Islamabad, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and Occupied Gilgit-Baltistan have not reported any cases so far.
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This year, a total of 84 cases of the wild poliovirus have been recorded in Pakistan. There are also 83 cases of vaccine-derived polio-also known as cVDPV2 polio, SAMAA TV reported.

The case comes at a time when the country is reeling under the second wave of coronavirus...
 
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