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Pakistan detects poliovirus in 40 environmental samples in December
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Dawn reported that 40 of 127 sewage samples tested in December 2025 across Pakistan's provinces and Islamabad were positive for poliovirus. The NIH official said sewage detection signals gaps in vaccination coverage. A nationwide polio campaign is scheduled from February 2 to 8, 2026.
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Pakistan: Rawalpindi detects poliovirus in environmental samples ahead of
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Two environmental samples in Rawalpindi tested positive for poliovirus ahead of the final anti-polio drive from December 15 to 18. Authorities said the virus is linked to an active cluster elsewhere and preparations are in place to vaccinate over one million children in the district.
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Pakistan: Poliovirus detected in environmental samples from four provinces
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples collected from all four provinces of Pakistan, ARY News reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Islamabad reports first Polio case in 16 Years, triggers alarm
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported its first polio case in Islamabad in 16 years, raising the total for 2024 to 17. The case, detected in Union Council Rural 4, marks the city's first since 2008. Environmental samples from 64 districts, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi, have tested positive for wild po
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Pakistan: 28 sewage samples test positive for wild poliovirus
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As many as 28 environmental samples collected from Pakistan's 19 districts in January and two collected from Quetta and Khuzdar in December have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Poliovirus reported in two more environmental samples
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Poliovirus has been reported in more environmental samples collected in Karachi and Chaman, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Four samples collected from four cities tests positive for Wild
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The four environmental samples collected from four different cities of Pakistan have tested positive for Wild Poliovirus 1 (WPV1), ARY News reported on Thursday quoting a health department official.
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Pakistan: Poliovirus samples collected from Peshawar, Dera Bugti test posi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The environmental samples collected from Pakistan's Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Dera Bugti district in Balochistan have been tested positive for wild poliovirus
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Pakistan: Polio virus detected in environmental samples from Karachi, Pesh
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Four environmental samples from Peshawar and Karachi have tested positive for wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1), ARY News reported on Thursday quoting a health department official.
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WHO says 32 Polio-positive environmental samples detected in Afghanistan t
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that 32 positive environmental polio samples had been found in Afghanistan so far this year. These results point forth a persistent issue in the nation's efforts to fight the disease, Khaama Press reported.
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32 positive environmental samples of polio detected in Afghanistan this ye
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday reported that Afghanistan has detected 32 positive environmental samples of polio within this year. These findings highlight an ongoing concern in the country’s efforts to combat the disease, Khaama Press reported.
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Poliovirus detected in 7 Pakistani cities after testing sewage samples
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 2 (ANI): Pakistan Federal authorities on Tuesday confirmed that poliovirus was detected in seven cities in several provinces of the country after testing environmental samples from various cities.
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