More polio cases have been confirmed from North Waziristan this year. According to the health department, all polio cases have been reported from North Waziristan this year.
According to the health department, two more polio cases have been confirmed in Pakistan, and both children are from North Waziristan.
According to the report of National Polio Laboratory of Pakistan, a 12-month-old child in UC-1 biennial of North Waziristan had contracted polio virus on May 8, while an 11-month-old child belonging to UC-7 Mirali was infected. Polio started on May 27.
A report by the National Polio Laboratory confirmed the polio virus type one (WPV1) cases in both children.
According to the health department, 10 cases of polio have been reported in Pakistan this year and all the cases have been reported from the same district of North Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In both recent cases, one case was zero-dose, while the other child received OPV doses, but the cases are under investigation, and genetic analysis is awaited.
