Another polio case surfaces in Balochistan

By: News Desk
Published: 06:03 AM, 16 Mar, 2024
Another polio case surfaces in Balochistan
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Another polio case has been confirmed in Balochistan, authorities said on Friday.



According to the National Health Department, poliovirus type one affected a 52-month-old child in the Chaman area of Balochistan on Feb 29.


Pakistan’s first polio case of the year 2024 was reported from Balochistan’s Dera Bugti yesterday.


According to a spokesman for the National Ministry for Health, the poliovirus was found in a two-and-a-half-year-old child from Dera Bugti.


The samples from the child were collected on February 22 and tested at the National Institute of Health.


 



 
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