Poliovirus detected in KP's environmental samples
Pakistan
Poliovirus detected in KP’s environmental samples
PESHAWAR (Web Desk) – Poliovirus has been found in the environmental samples collected from the different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the coordinator for National Emergency Operations Center said on Sunday.
In a statement issued here, the official said that the anti-polio campaign would be held in 7 districts of the province.
The anti-polio drive be carried out in Peshawar, Nowshera, Mohmand, Hangu, Khyber, Kohat and Charsadda from tomorrow (Monday).
According to the statement, polio drive will also be launched at Pak-Afghan refugee camps. At least 14,000 policemen deployed for the security of the polio teams, it added.
Earlier this month, head of polio programme Dr Shahzad Baig had said that the polio virus was detected in the environmental sample collected from Karachi’s Gadap area in May.
He said the virus was detected in environmental samples collected from Karachi's Gadap Town UC-4 in the Sohrab Goth area on May 15 this year.
