Karachi's polio woes continue with latest infection
By Mukhtar Alam KARACHI: Yet another case of polio infection has been detected in a 38-month-old girl living in Keamari district, seemingly a low-immunity profile locality of the port city, highlighting concerns over non-conducive attitudes among families and polio campaign runners. The new case takes the Sindh tally to four and 21 nationwide this year. A source claimed that stool samples collected from the girl did not show any presence of the polio virus, and she could only be declared a positive case through her contact cases. Her siblings tested negative, but one of her three cousins had a polio-positive stool sample. Experts fear the baby was pre...