Pakistan reported its sixth poliovirus case of the year from Sindh’s Thatta district, confirmed the Pakistan Polio Programme.
The National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Regional Reference Laboratory has verified the case, marking the fourth polio case from Sindh this year. One was reported from Punjab, and another was reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa earlier.
In 2024, a total of 74 polio cases were reported across Pakistan, with Balochistan recording 27 cases, Sindh 23, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22, and one case each from Punjab and Islamabad.
Pakistan is one of the two polio-endemic countries in the world, along with Afghanistan, and the number of cases every year had significantly dropped in the country until the recent spike in cases.
