ISLAMABAD, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan reported its third polio case of the year after it was detected in a child in the country's southwest Balochistan province, the Pakistani Health Ministry said.
The wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) was detected in stool samples collected from a child in Darozai area in Qilla Abdullah district of the province, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday night.
The child developed symptoms of paralysis on April 20, the ministry said, adding that the genetic sequencing of the isolated virus is underway.
The earlier two cases of the year were also detected from Balochistan. The first one was reported from Dera Bugti district on March 14, while the other one was from Chaman district on March 15. ■
