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Poliovirus detected in sewage samples of 18 districts of Pakistan
Updated : 1 year 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: Polio virus detected in sewage samples of 15 districts
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A recent environmental testing revealed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples from 15 districts across Pakistan.
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Pakistan: Polio virus detected in sewage samples from 18 districts
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at Pakistan's National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of the Wild Poliovirus Type 1 in sewage samples from 18 districts across the country, according to ARY News.
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Pakistan: Polio case from Karachi takes 2024 tally to 70
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication has confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in a child from Karachi, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases, countrywide number rises to 67 in 2
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
An official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health said that two cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) were reported in Tank and Kashmore.
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Pakistan reports 49th polio case in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The latest case, detected in Jaffarabad, Balochistan, marks the district's first confirmed polio infection, underscoring the virus's ongoing spread across the country, health authorities announced on Thursday, as per Geo News.
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Pakistan: 47th polio case in Sindh raises health concerns
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The statement said on Friday that the lab confirmed the detection of WPV1 in a male child from Ghotki, adding that it was the first polio case from the district
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Pakistan: 46th polio case in Balochistan raises health concerns
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The 46th polio case in Pakistan was detected on Tuesday from the Qila Saifullah district of Balochistan, bringing the national tally for 2024 to 46 cases.
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Pakistan's polio tally reaches 43 with latest case in Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported a new polio case in Balochistan's Chagai district, raising the country's total number of cases this year to 43, as per data from the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme.
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Pakistan: 28 sewage samples test positive for wild poliovirus
Updated : 2 years, 3 months 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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