Record High Polio Cases in Pakistan

The number of polio cases recorded in Pakistan this year has hit a record high. An official with the Pakistan National Institute of Health in Islamabad says 202 cases have been reported so far this year, surpassing the previous record of 199 in one year. A health official told the French news agency AFP  Friday that 15 cases of polio had been reported in the past two days. About 60 polio vaccination workers have been killed by militants since 2012, mainly in the restive...

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