Two more polio cases are reported in Pakistan, bringing the total to 52.
Sources claim that the instances, which were found in Tehsil Darazinda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, under Dera Ismail Khan, were validated by the National Reference Lab.
Both the three-year-old boy and the one-and-a-half-year-old daughter who tested positive for Wild Poliovirus Type 1 are among the new cases.
According to sources, the virus is presently undergoing genetic investigation.
5 polio cases have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 24 in Balochistan, 13 in Sindh, and 1 in Punjab and Islamabad so far this year.
The necessity of polio vaccination efforts to stop the virus’s spread, especially in high-risk areas, is still emphasized by authorities.
International groups are concerned about the recent increase in polio infections in Pakistan, according to reports.
The international agency has urged Pakistan to take emergency action, according to sources.
Pakistan has promised international groups that it will act quickly to control polio, according to sources. Additionally, these virus-fighting outfits are probably going to Pakistan later this month.