New polio case from Karachi takes 2024 tally to 70
ISLAMABAD: Another case of poliovirus has taken last year’s tally of cases to 70, officials have confirmed.
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in a male child from Karachi’s East district.
The case has been counted in last year’s tally as the sample was collected in 2024, a lab official said.
Karachi’s East district has now reported two polio cases in 2024.
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