Pakistan reported a new wild poliovirus type 1 case, while five countries reported cases of vaccine-derived polio.

Federal Minister for Health, Mr. Mustafa Kamal, met with Punjab Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare, Khawaja Imran Nazir, and his team on Thursday in a meeting which focused on strengthening ...

Provincial Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir reaffirmed Punjab’s full support for the federal government’s health agenda. “Punjab ...

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Pakistan efforts to eliminate polio suffered another blow on Monday after a northern enclave reported its first case in seven ...

The CDC has reported large Salmonella outbreaks tied to poultry in each of the past few years, with more than 1,000 cases in ...

Polio has staged a comeback elsewhere in Asia in recent years. Pakistan saw 74 cases of the disease last year, while Afghanistan recorded 24 cases. The WHO has also warned of an outbreak in war ...

The World Health Organisation has declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea and called for an "immediate" vaccination ...

will continue to deliver suboptimal vaccination in Pakistan resulting in continued outbreaks. In the present study we examined the maternal characteristics and their association with polio vaccination ...

According to previous reports of polio outbreak in Pakistan, officials indicated the existence of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been verified by environmental samples taken from 21 districts ...