Child paralyzed by wild polio in Lakki Marwat.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Polio Laboratory in Islamabad on Friday confirmed that an 18-month child was paralyzed by wild polio in Lakki Marwat.

The child had onset of paralysis on 20 June and was suffering from disabilities in both lower limbs. This is the thirteenth case in Pakistan this year. All children paralyzed in Pakistan this year belong to southern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), where 12 cases are from North Waziristan alone.

'The virus remains contained in the districts at highest risk. To interrupt virus transmission in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, we have started giving injectable vaccines due to higher acceptance of this form of immunization, as well as offering hygiene products such as soaps to prevent the spread of all germs,' said Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel.

'We have successfully managed to prevent the virus from spreading elsewhere despite the...