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WHO: Peshawar is 'Largest Reservoir' of Polio

The World Health Organization has declared Pakistan's restive northwestern city of Peshawar the world's "largest reservoir" of polio. The international group on Friday called for urgent action to boost vaccination to prevent the crippling disease. WHO also said almost every polio case in 2013 in Pakistan could be linked genetically to the strains of the virus circulating in Peshawar. Militants frequently attack polio workers in Peshawar and adjoining tribal...


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