Dangerous polio strain detected in NWA.
MIRANSHAH: The detection of dangerous poliovirus P1 in a child of the
North Waziristan Agency (NWA) has raised concern among the health
authorities. According to details, type P1 virus has been detected in a
nine-month-old child of Datakhel area of NWA.
Health authorities noted
that due to the creation of hurdles by the tribal people in the
anti-polio vaccination, spread of poliovirus on a large scale was feared
in FATA.
The health authorities also said that the three-day anti-polio
vaccination campaign would kickstart in FATA, except North and South
Waziristan agencies, from Monday (today). Due to security threats more
than two hundred thousand children of NWA and SWA would remain deprived
of the vaccination.
