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Infectious Diseases

Zika Silence in Pakistan

WHO Reports Cases in India, Pakistani Authorities Ignore Local Presence Karachi: While the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 151 Zika virus disease (ZVD) cases...

Polio program overhaul a must as nearly $10 Billion fail to achieve eradication

M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: Pakistan needs a complete overhaul of its poliovirus eradication strategy, including integrating its polio and routine immunization programs under a unified...

Breaking: Pakistan reports two HMPV cases from Islamabad suburbs

M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: Pakistani health authorities Thursday reported two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) from Wah Cantt, a suburban area near Islamabad. According...

Breaking News: 72nd Polio Case of 2024 Confirmed in DI Khan

M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health confirmed the 72nd case of wild poliovirus...

Pakistan confirms 71st polio case of 2024 as resurgence continues

M. Waqar Bhatti, Islamabad: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed Pakistan's 71st case of...

Breaking News: Another child paralyzed by polio in Pakistan, tally 69 of 24

M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: A 13-month-old girl from Tank district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was affected by polio last year, but the case has been officially...

Breaking News: Chinese HMPV already circulating in Pakistan for decades: NIH

M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: The much-talked-about Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has garnered international attention due to a recent outbreak in China, has been circulating in...

Breaking News: Polio Cripples Another Child, Raising Pakistan’s Total Cases to 68

M. Waqar Bhatti Polio has crippled another child in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total number of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases...

Breaking News: Poliovirus cripples two more children, total cases 67 now

M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: Wild poliovirus has paralyzed two more children in Pakistan, one in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the other in Kashmore...

Breaking News: 65th polio case of the year reported in Pakistan

M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: A one-and-a-half-year-old malnourished boy from Union Council Sagai, Tehsil Gulistan, Killa Abdullah district, has been confirmed as Pakistan’s 65th polio...
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