Crippling virus: Seventh polio case surfaces in Sindh
The health officials confirmed that Hasnain was administered polio vaccine three times during the routine immunisation
KARACHI:
The seventh polio case of Sindh surfaced on Friday late evening, taking the total cases of the country to 43 so far this year. The three-year-old boy, Hasnain, son of Asadullah, resident of Allah Dad union council, Buzdar district, Khairpur Mirs, has been confirmed to be suffering from polio. The left leg of the boy has been affected by the virus. The health officials confirmed that Hasnain was administered polio vaccine three times during the routine immunisation. Among the seven cases, one case has been confirmed from Karachi while six others are from different districts of the Sindh province. It is the first case from Khairpur Mirs district this year.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2015.
The seventh polio case of Sindh surfaced on Friday late evening, taking the total cases of the country to 43 so far this year. The three-year-old boy, Hasnain, son of Asadullah, resident of Allah Dad union council, Buzdar district, Khairpur Mirs, has been confirmed to be suffering from polio. The left leg of the boy has been affected by the virus. The health officials confirmed that Hasnain was administered polio vaccine three times during the routine immunisation. Among the seven cases, one case has been confirmed from Karachi while six others are from different districts of the Sindh province. It is the first case from Khairpur Mirs district this year.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2015.