Summary
- Polio virus has been detected in environmental samples collected from several parts of Pakistan.
- The NEOC also confirmed the presence of the polio virus in environmental samples from Dera Bugti and Chaman in Balochistan.
- Meanwhile, all environmental samples collected from Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad tested negative for the polio virus.
Polio virus has been detected in environmental samples collected from several parts of Pakistan.
According to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), the virus was found in sewage samples collected from Kashmore, Qambar and Karachi’s East and West districts in Sindh.
The NEOC also confirmed the presence of the polio virus in environmental samples from Dera Bugti and Chaman in Balochistan.
In addition, sewage samples from Peshawar and Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also tested positive for the virus.
Meanwhile, all environmental samples collected from Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad tested negative for the polio virus.
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