Poliovirus found in 14 environmental samples: ministry
Pakistan
Poliovirus found in 14 environmental samples: ministry
ISLAMABAD (APP) – Fourteen environmental samples have tested positive for wild poliovirus in the country.
According to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, the virus was isolated from three sewage samples.
These samples were collected between December 4 and 13: one from Peshawar, two from Hyderabad, two from Karachi East, and one sample each from Karachi Central, Karachi Kemari, Karachi West, Sukkur, Quetta, Kohat and Islamabad.
The spokesperson said that only regular immunisation could protect children from poliovirus.
He urged parents to get their children immunised against polio during every vaccination campaign.
