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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (16): Pakistan (BA), global

Polio -- PakistanA polio case has been detected in Chaman, a town along the Pak-Afghan border in Qila Abdullah district.In 2016, 20 cases were reported from across the country out of which 2 were from Qila Abdullah.The 18-month-old son of a resident of Mohalla Rah Mohammad in Mehmoodabad, was diagnosed with the poliovirus on [Mon 3 Jul 2017] in what is being termed by the health officials as the 1st case reported in Balochistan this year [2017].On [Wed 5 Jul 2017], the health department claimed Read more [...]