15 new polio cases surface in KPK

Fifteen new polio cases have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and tribal areas in the first three months of the current year, Geo News reported.



According to sources, fears of polio spread among the children exists due to present cases in the camps, therefore, the movement of children living in the camps has been restricted.



According to medical experts, the children upto the age of 15 could become victim of polio menace.



It may be noted here that the number of children upto age of five is 100,000 while 25,000 are those aged between 5 to 15 living in the camps.



World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations have expressed their reservations on this rise of polio cases.