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Three new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported in the past week, all with onset of paralysis in 2015. One case was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, in Nowshera district; one in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), in South Waziristan; and one in Sindh province, in Kambar district. Each of these cases is the first in these districts for 2015. The most recent onset of paralysis was on 7 January, with one case in FATA and one in KP.
The total number of WPV1 cases in 2014 remains 305, and is now 6 for 2015.
(Via Global Polio Eradication - accessed 06/02/15)
It is recommended that travellers have a poliomyelitis booster (or course) if not already protected and take precautions with food, water and personal hygiene.
