ISLAMABAD, July 28 (Xinhua) -- An eight-month-old child was paralyzed by wild poliovirus in North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), the Pakistani Health Ministry told Xinhua on Thursday.
The girl suffering from polio-induced disabilities had onset of paralysis on June 30, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the total number of polio cases in the country this year has increased to 14 with 13 patients from North Waziristan.
All of the polio cases this year were detected in southern KP, according to the ministry.
The National Emergency Operations Centers of Afghanistan and Pakistan are continuing cross-border coordination efforts, the ministry said.
The countries have synchronized two polio campaigns in May and June and are ensuring vaccination of children under 10 on all major transit points, along with vaccinating all ages at the international borders, it added. ■