Virus scare: Polio case detected in Thatta
raising the number of reported cases in Sindh to 14
KARACHI:
Another polio case was reported in Thatta on Monday, raising the number of reported cases in Sindh to 14. Immunistion programme manager Dr Mazhar Khamesani said six-year-old Zulekha Ishaq from Haji Bachal village had been diagnosed with polio. “She has already taken three routine doses in addition to seven extra doses of the anti-polio vaccine,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2011.
Another polio case was reported in Thatta on Monday, raising the number of reported cases in Sindh to 14. Immunistion programme manager Dr Mazhar Khamesani said six-year-old Zulekha Ishaq from Haji Bachal village had been diagnosed with polio. “She has already taken three routine doses in addition to seven extra doses of the anti-polio vaccine,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2011.