Islamabad: The Ministry of Health confirmed on Wednesday that Pakistan reported another wild poliovirus case in the North Waziristan district, taking this year’s overall tally to 14. The Pakistan Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health said that the eight-month-old girl, who is the fresh victim, was suffering from polio-induced disabilities with the onset of paralysis on June 30. All the 14 cases, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination said, were reported in children under two years of age.

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