Another child paralysed by poliovirus in Sindh

ISLAMABAD: Another child has been paralysed by poliovirus in Sindh, taking the tally for the current year so far to 16.

Poliovirus traces have been reported in 62 districts so far this year, a significant increase from 28 districts last year.

According to an official of Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad, the Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) has been confirmed in a 29-month-old female child from Hyderabad district.