Afghanistan records 7 new polio cases, raising 2026 total to 32: WHO

NAMPA / Xinhua

2026-09-23

KABUL, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Seven new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) have been confirmed in southern and northern Afghanistan, bringing the country's total to 32 cases so far in 2026, local media outlet TOLOnews reported on Wednesday, citing the World Health Organization (WHO). Four of the infections were identified in Panjwayi district of Kandahar province, two in Nahr-e Saraj and Kajaki districts of Helmand province in the south, and......

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