Health
North Waziristan reports another polio case
A three-month-old child has been confirmed as victim of the virus.
Islamabad: Another case of polio virus was confirmed on Tuesday in a three-month-old child hailing from Khyber-Pakhtunkhw’s North Waziristan district.
Another case of polio virus was reported from North Waziristan where a three-month-old child has been confirmed as victim of the virus.
With addition of this new case, the number of total polio virus cases has reached 18 in the country.
All these polio cases have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of which 16 were confirmed from North Waziristan while two from Lakki Marwat district.
However, it said the polio virus presence has also been confirmed in environmental samples collected from Bannu, Peshawar, Swat and Lahore.