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Pakistan has reported eight new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in the past week. Two from Balochistan province (1 in Killa Abdullah district and 1 in Killa Saifulah district); 5 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (2 from Peshawar district, 2 from Tank district and 1 from Swat district); and 1 from Shikarpur in Sindh province. The most recent WPV1 case had onset of paralysis on 16 November, from Peshawar district.
The total number of WPV1 cases in Pakistan in 2014 is now 268.
(Via Global Polio Eradication - accessed 05/12/14)
It is recommended that travellers have a poliomyelitis booster (or course) if not already protected and take precautions with food, water and personal hygiene.
