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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (11): Pakistan (FATA)

Polio -- PakistanPakistan on Saturday [2 Feb 2019] reported its 1st polio case of 2019 from northwestern Bajaur tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering with Afghanistan, an official said [FATA voted to merge with KP in May 2018 so we have referenced both - Mod.JH]. "Today the 1st polio virus case of the current year [2019] has been reported from Bajaur district, where the crippling virus paralyzed an 11-month-old child," Babar Atta, head of the polio eradication program of Pakistan, Read more [...]