The first case of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in 2016 was reported in the past week, with onset of paralysis in Karachi Gadap, Sindh on 17 January 2016. Polio virus was detected in 34-month-old Ijaz Khan, son of Sher Ali Khan. The health officials reported that the child had received two doses during routine immunisation and seven during different polio campaigns.
