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: 47th polio case in Sindh raises health concerns

Nov 08, 2024

The statement said on Friday that the lab confirmed the detection of WPV1 in a male child from Ghotki, adding that it was the...

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: Islamabad reports first Polio case in 16 Years, triggers alarm

Sep 07, 2024

Pakistan has reported its first polio case in Islamabad in 16 years, raising the total for 2024 to 17. The case, detected in Union...