This years third polio case has also been reported
The National Polio Laboratory of Pakistan at the National Institute of Health Islamabad has confirmed wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in an 18-month-old girl from Bannu district (UC Ghora Bakakhel) of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The girl suffered a stroke on September 13, 2023, after taking samples, this is the third case reported this year from Aj district Bannu and Pakistan.
All three cases of polio virus were reported from Union Council Ghora Bakakhel of Tehsil Bakakhel. This case is genetically linked to the second polio case of 2023.
It should be noted that a nationwide special polio campaign has also been started from October 2 to eradicate the virus of infectious diseases like polio.