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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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J-K: Udhampur Health Department announces Pulse Polio Immunisation drive f
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Anil Manhas, told ANI, "For the drive, we have set up 535 pulse polio booths in the district and deployed 144 teams. Our target is to vaccinate 86,192 children under the age of five. We have also deployed 2148 people at the booths."
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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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Germany detects poliovirus in wastewater sample in Hamburg
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
This follows previous reports about circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in wastewater samples from several locations in Germany since the end of 2024, which comes as a setback when countries are vying to eradicate the virus.
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Two new cases of polio takes nationwide tally to 29 in Pakistan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nationwide tally of poliovirus cases in Pakistan has risen to 29. The development has come days after poliovirus case was confirmed in Sindh's Hyderabad.
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Failure to eradicate polio exposes Pakistan's public health crisis
Updated : 7 months ago IST
While the rest of the world has successfully eradicated polio, Pakistan continues to struggle with the virus. Two additional cases of poliovirus have been confirmed in the southern regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising Pakistan's total number of cases this year to 23, according to the Nati
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WHO extends global travel restrictions on Pakistan over polio concerns
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The WHO has extended international travel restrictions on Pakistan for three more months due to the continued spread of wild poliovirus. The virus remains active in several regions, and cross-border movement worsens the risk. The WHO praised Pakistan's efforts but said polio eradication by 2
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Polio continues to cripple Pakistan as virus yet again detected across 20
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Poliovirus has been detected in 20 sewage sample testing across Pakistan, as reported by ARY News on Sunday citing National Reference Laboratory.
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Pakistan reports new polio case from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, overall tally in
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, confirmed a case of poliovirus in a 19-month-old boy from Union Council Miranshah-3, bringing the total number of polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to eight.
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Gilgit-Baltistan confirms first polio case of 2025 as national tally hits
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan has confirmed its first polio case of 2025 in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district, raising the national tally to 11. Health officials urge parents to ensure children receive all polio vaccine doses, stressing continued vigilance as the virus remains endemic in Pakistan and Afghanista
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Poliovirus detected in sewage samples of 18 districts of Pakistan
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Polio virus has been detected in sewage samples collected from 18 districts across Pakistan, according to ARY News.
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Pakistan: Poliovirus found in sewage samples across 20 districts
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Polio virus has been found in 25 sewage samples from 20 districts across Pakistan, according to ARY News.
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