|
Three polio cases reported in Swat
| Tens of thousands of children in the district have been deprived of anti-polio drops due to the prevailing law and order situation in the district. |
Three cases of polio were reported in the Aligram area of Kabal tehsil in Swat district on Tuesday. Sources told Daily Times that three of the suspected samples of blood sent by the Swat Health Department to Islamabad for tests were declared infected with polio virus, while 11 others were found negative. Tens of thousands of children in the district have been deprived of anti-polio drops due to the prevailing law and order situation in the district. Health Department sources said that many more cases of the disease might be detected in the militancy-hit areas of Kabal, Matta, Khwazakhela, and Charbagh, if the children were not administered polio drops on time.
Posted by: Fred 2008-07-16 |
