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Pakistan reports 71 polio cases in 2024

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Pakistan has reported 71 cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in 2024, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday.

The 71st case was confirmed on Tuesday and involved a boy from Jacobabad district in the country’s southern Sindh province, with symptoms first appearing on Dec. 27, 2024, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the NIH said.

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