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Pakistan: 4th wild poliovirus case reported in North Waziristan

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme reported today on the fourth wild poliovirus case of the year in North Waziristan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The 13-month-old boy had an onset...

Pakistan reports 3rd wild poliovirus case nationally and in North Waziristan this year

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A one-year-old boy has been paralyzed by wild polio in North Waziristan, in the third case to be reported from Pakistan this year, according to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme...

Pakistan: First Naegleria fowleri death recorded in 2022 in Sindh

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the Sindh Health Department are reporting the first death due to primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by Naegleria fowleri in 2022, according to a report...

Pakistan reports second wild poliovirus case, Both children are from North Waziristan

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pakistan officials report the second polio case of 2022. A two-year-old girl was paralyzed by the wild poliovirus, she had an onset of paralysis on April 14. The new type-1 wild...

Pakistan: Child from North Waziristan is first wild poliovirus case since Jan. 2021

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 15-month-old boy was paralyzed by wild poliovirus in the first such case in 15 months. This is the third case of wild polio to be reported globally in 2022. The type-1 wild poliovirus...

CDC issues travel advisory for Israel, other countries due to polio

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice Thursday for certain areas in Asia and Eastern Europe due to the risk of polio. The federal health agency...

Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, Pakistan

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cutaneous leishmaniasis is one of the main tropical diseases in Pakistan and is considered a public health burden in the country. It is caused by a parasite transmitted by the bite...

Polio 2021: Is Pakistan and Afghanistan on the verge of eradication?

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In 2021, five total wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) cases were reported in the last two endemic countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan with one case and four cases reported, respectively. This...

CDC to travelers: South Asia countries reporting higher-than-usual numbers of dengue cases

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their travel notice this week for Asia and the Pacific Islands with a specific warning about the countries...

Pakistan: Punjab accounts for about half of all dengue cases

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Pakistan saw a total of 48,906 dengue fever cases including 183 deaths through November 25 this year. Cases have been...