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Poliovirus Cripples Child in Bannu
- A new case of wild poliovirus has been reported in Bannu, raising the total to 12 cases in Pakistan for 2025, according to the National Institute of Health's Regional Reference Laboratory.
- Pakistan has reported 12 polio cases in 2025: 6 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 4 in Sindh, and 1 each from Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan, according to the regional laboratory.
- Challenges like limited access and vaccine hesitancy have left many children unvaccinated, as noted by the Polio Eradication Programme and a press release from officials.
- Federal Minister for Health, Mustafa Kamal, emphasized polio eradication as a government priority and claimed a 99 percent decline in cases.
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Poliovirus cripples child in Bannu
In a latest case of poliovirus, a 33-month-old boy has been crippled in district Bannu, raising Pakistan's polio case count to 12 for the year. According to Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the NIH Islamabad, the recent case from Union Council Shamsikhel, District Bannu, is the sixth polio case from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa this year. As many as 12 cases of poliovirus have been reported in 2025, including six from K-P, four from …
Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising 2025 tally to 12
KARACHI: Pakistan’s polio eradication program on Friday said a new wild poliovirus case had been detected in the country’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bringing the total tally of 2025 cases to 12. Polio is a paralyzing disease with no cure, making prevention through vaccination critical. Multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine, along with the completion of the
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