Polio case report
(Daily Jurat)Pakistan has reported its fourth polio case of the year, with the latest case detected in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said on Friday.According to the NEOC, the affected child is a resident of Nurar Union Council in the Miryan tehsil of Bannu.The virus was detected in an eight-month-old child from Miryan tehsil of Bannu, said the health department.Three of the four polio cases reported in Pakistan this year have emerged from Bannu division, officials said.They said security concerns had made it difficult for polio teams to maintain regular access to children in Bannu division.Polio teams have been unable to regularly reach children in Nurar Union Council since 2025, officials said.
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