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    • Karachi: Two new polio cases reported

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    Most polio cases are primarily the result of non-administration of the vaccine either due to the family’s refusal or because polio volunteers are not able to reach families due to security impediments. File photo Most polio cases are primarily the result of non-administration of the vaccine either due to the family’s refusal or because polio volunteers are not able to reach families due to security impediments.

    Two new polio cases were confirmed from Karachi on Thursday, raising the total number of cases in Sindh to 14 this year, officials said.

    The first case was from Union Council No.8 of Gadap Town where a 10-month-old child named Omer tested positive for polio. Omer had been vaccinated for the virus once before.

    Omer's is the fourth case in a year from the same UC of Gadap. A day earlier, a girl named Rafia had tested positive when her samples were diagnosed by the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad.

    Omer’s case is one of the few across Pakistan where children had been administered at least one dose of the oral vaccine but still tested positive for the crippling disease.

    Other than Omer, 22-month-old baby girl Hajra was the other confirmed victim of the virus from UC-7 of Orangi Town. She had never been administered polio drops.