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Two more polio cases reported |
2019-09-19 |
[DAWN] The number of polio![]() cases has reached 64 in the country this year, as another two cases were reported from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday. A 30-month-old girl and a 23-month-old boy have become new victims of the poliovirus. It was revealed that their parents were against the vaccination and dodged polio teams. With these two additions the total number of polio cases in KP has reached 48 this year. An official of Polio Virology Laboratory at the National Institute of Health (NIH), requesting anonymity, said that the latest cases were reported from districts Lakki Marwat and Torghar. "The girl, who is paralysed, hails from Nali Chak, UC Mamakhel, tehsil Serai Naurang, district Lakki Marwat. Date of the onset was Aug 24; however, as incubation time of the virus is around three weeks so finally it is confirmed that the child was paralysed due to poliovirus," he said. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 Ever since 1956 there has been no excuse for letting your children have polio. None. |
Posted by: Tom 2019-09-19 13:29 |