Polio virus has been detected in 25 sewerage samples collected from 20 districts across Pakistan.
According to sources, the latest weekly environmental testing, conducted between March 5 to 19, revealed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples from multiple locations.
The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) for Polio confirmed that sewage samples in three provinces showed signs of contamination. Positive samples were reported from nine districts in Balochistan, six in Punjab, and five in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In Balochistan, the affected districts include Quetta, Kech, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Pishin, Loralai, Dakki, Naseerabad and Osta Muhammad, NEOC stated.
