A new polio case has surfaced after a gap of two years in Punjab and seven years in Lahore, a private media outlet reported Friday. According to reports, the case surfaced in the Shalamar Town area of the provincial capital where the crippling disease has affected eight-month-old Yashif who was said to be vaccinated soon after his birth. The official said 29 environmental samples of poliovirus were reported positive in Punjab last year. He said seven environmental samples drawn from various cities of the province in Jan 2017 alone were declared positive. Of them, four were reported positive in Lahore, two in Rawalpindi and one in Faisalabad.

Source: Pakistan Today February 15, 2019 15:33 UTC