The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed a new polio case from district Tank in southern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
According to a statement issued by the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) K-P, the latest case involves a 20-month-old girl from Union Council Ping A, district Tank.
This is the 14th Polio case from Southern K-P this year. With this detection, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2025 has reached 24 - including 16 from Khyber.
This is the 14th polio case reported from southern K-P this year. With this detection, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2025 has reached 24.
In all, 16 cases of polio have been reported in the province, including four from Tank, three each from Bannu, Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan, and one each from Torghar, DI Khan and Kohistan Lower.
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