A six-year-old boy from Chakwal, Punjab, has been diagnosed with poliovirus, marking Punjab’s first case of 2024. This follows two new cases reported nationwide, raising the total to 12. The boy has been paralyzed by Wild Poliovirus 1.

So far, nine cases are from Balochistan and two from Sindh. Recent cases confirmed by PEI officials are from Jhal Magsi and Killa Abdullah in Balochistan. A three-year-old from Jhal Magsi and a 1.5-year-old from Killa Abdullah are paralyzed.

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The Jhal Magsi case, showing symptoms from July 5, is linked to a strain found in Usta Muhammad. The Killa Abdullah case, symptomatic since June 10, is undergoing genetic analysis.