Pakistan: Polio virus detected in sewage samples of 15 districts

Mar 29, 2025

A recent environmental testing revealed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples from 15 districts across Pakistan.

Pakistan: Polio case from Karachi takes 2024 tally to 70

Jan 10, 2025

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.

Pakistan reports two more polio cases, countrywide number rises to 67 in 2024

Dec 27, 2024

An official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health said that two cases of wild poliovirus type...

Pakistan: 28 sewage samples test positive for wild poliovirus

Feb 04, 2024

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...

Pakistan: Polio virus detected in sewage samples from 18 districts

Mar 23, 2025

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...

Pakistan: Polio virus detected in Sindh district sewage samples

Jan 27, 2025

A concerning development has emerged in Pakistan's fight against polio. Recent sewage samples collected from Mirpurkhas, Thatta, and Naushahro Feroze districts in Sindh have...