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Fourteen new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported in the past week. Five were from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) (2 in Khyber Agency, 2 in South Waziristan Agency and 1 in Frontier Region Bannu); 3 from Balochistan province (1 in Quetta district, 1 in Killa Abdullah district and 1 in Khuzdar district, which has not previously been infected in 2014); 5 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (4 from Peshawar district and 1 from Karak district, which has not reported cases so far in 2014); and 1 from Karachi Site town in Sindh province. The most recent WPV1 case had onset of paralysis on 11 November, from Quetta district, Balochistan.
The total number of WPV1 cases in Pakistan in 2014 is now 260, compared to 64 at this time last year.
(Via Global Polio Eradication - accessed 28/11/14)
It is recommended that travellers have a poliomyelitis booster (or course) if not already protected and take precautions with food, water and personal hygiene.
