{"id":114687,"date":"2026-10-19T17:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/karachi-polio-case-takes-pakistans-tally-to-seven-this-year-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:12:47","slug":"karachi-polio-case-takes-pakistans-tally-to-seven-this-year-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/karachi-polio-case-takes-pakistans-tally-to-seven-this-year-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Karachi polio case takes Pakistan\u2019s tally to seven this year | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
A female health worker administers anti-polio drops to a student at a Montessori in the Saddar area during polio vaccination drive in October 2025. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI\/EXPRESS <\/p>\n
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The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) for Polio Eradication on Monday confirmed Pakistan\u2019s seventh polio case of the year in Karachi East, Sindh, underscoring the urgent need for consistent vaccination to protect children against the paralytic disease, which has no cure but can be prevented through vaccination.<\/p>\n
Polio is a highly infectious disease caused by the poliovirus that primarily affects children under the age of five. It invades the nervous system and can cause paralysis or death. While there is no cure for the disease, vaccination remains the most effective means of prevention. Pakistan and Afghanistan remain the only countries where wild poliovirus is endemic.<\/p>\n
According to a press release issued by the NEOC, the affected child is a six-month-old boy from Union Council Jamali Colony in Karachi East. The case was detected through the polio surveillance network and confirmed by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health in Islamabad.<\/p>\n