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In the past week, 4 new cases of poliomyelitis were reported in Pakistan. Two of the new cases had onset of paralysis in 2015. The new cases were located in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, in Lakki Marwat district (1); Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), in Khyber Agency (1); Balochistan province (2), 1 in Killa Abdullah and 1 in the newly infected district of Jafarabad.
The total number of cases in 2014 is now 305, and 3 for 2015.
(Via Global Polio Eradication - accessed 29/01/15)
It is recommended that travellers have a poliomyelitis booster (or course) if not already protected and take precautions with food, water and personal hygiene.
