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Islamabad, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina ) Health authorities alerted today of an increase of poliomyelitis cases in Pakistan, where there are so far 62 cases, exceeding the number of cases in the whole year 2012.

A Health Ministry official said that one of the main causes of the situation lies in Taliban attacks on medical staff and world aiders in charge of vaccination campaign.

Most of cases (43) were reported in tribal regions near Afghanistan borders, where insurgency is particularly active and has killed or injured several health workers this year.

Although in 2005 polio cases in Pakistan declined to 28, in following years the number increased to reach its highest toll (198) in 2011.

Along with Afghanistan and Nigeria, Pakistan is one of three countries where polio is still an endemic disease.