More polio cases reported in Punjab, Baluchistan.

ISLAMABAD -- More polio cases have been reported in Punjab and Baluchistan. According to the officials of health department Baluchistan, another polio case has been reported in the province. Officials said that new case has surfaced in area of Sibi where polio virus has been confirmed in the 7-months-old baby. Sample of the victim child was taken on Feb 14. Officials further said that parents of the victim child were continuously denied to administer polio drops to their children. It is pertinent to mention here that this was the third polio case in Baluchistan this year that has been reported. Earlier, one polio case each in Pishin and Nasirabad district was reported. On the other hand, Anti-polio programme Punjab has also confirmed a new polio case in Dera Ghazi Khan...

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