Polio -- Pakistan
A total of 5 more children -- 3 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 2 from Sindh -- have tested positive for poliovirus, it emerged on Sunday [25 Aug 2019].
With the latest addition, the number of polio cases in the country has climbed to 58 this year [2019], indicating a sharp increase of 383.33% from last year's [2018] figure of 12. It may be recalled that only 8 cases had been confirmed in 2017.
Of the 58 victims found this year [2019], 44 belonged to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone, whereas Sindh
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6641139&promed&0
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