Polioi was detected in a 18 -month -old girl from kp

• Four cases of polio were confirmed on Sindh this year.
• Punjab, GB mentions a case of polio each.
• Polio is detected to a 33 -month -old boy last week.

Islamabad: Pakistan reported the 13th case of polio of 2025, after the NIH regional reference laboratory confirmed the virus to a girl 18 months from the AMAKHEL Council, District Tank in South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

This is the seventh case from the province this year, increasing the renewed alarm in persistent virus circulation in high -risk areas.

So far, four cases have been reported by Sindh and one of Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.

The Nih Islamabad Regional Reference Laboratory confirmed a case of wild polio to a 33 -month boy from the Bannu area of ​​KP on Sunday.

Last week, the Pakistani polio elimination program said that polio was detected in environmental specimens taken from seven different parts of the country.

The program said the virus was found in environmental samples by Quetta, Gwadar, South Waziristan (Lower) and South Waziristan (Upper). In addition, environmental samples taken from Larkana, Rawalpindi and Mirpurkhas also contained polio.

In a positive news, the environmental samples collected from Pishin and Lahore were declared free of polio from the program of elimination of polio, the public organization struggling to end the disease that is involved in the country.

According to the organization against Polio, a total of nine examples of sewage from nine regions in Pakistan were collected between May 8 and 23 as part of environmental surveillance efforts.

Polio is an extremely infectious disease caused by polio, which mainly affects children under five years of age. It can invade the nervous system, leading to paralysis or even death. Although there is no cure for polio, vaccination is the most effective way to protect children from this disease.

Pakistan is one of the two politicians around the world, along with Afghanistan and the number of cases had declined significantly in the country each year until the recent rise in cases.

Despite progress in national campaigns, the southern KP remains a challenge due to access issues and barriers to home vaccination, leaving many non -vaccinated and vulnerable children.

In 2025, three national campaigns – held in February, April and May – have reached over 45 million children, backed by 400,000 first line workers, including 225,000 women’s vaccines, the Nihipani Regional Reference Laboratory for Elimination.

Last month, the Pakistani Pakistani Elimination Program officially launched the third national immunization campaign (NIDS) in an attempt to make Pakistan a nation without polio.

In 2024, a total of 74 cases of polio throughout Pakistan were reported, with the recording of 27 cases Balochistan 27 cases, Sindh 23, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22 and one case from Punjab and Islamabad.