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Poliovirus cases in Pakistan rise to 59 as 14 high risk districts confirm presence

Poliovirus cases in Pakistan rise to 59 as 14 high risk districts confirm presence

Islamabad, Dec 8 (UNI) Pakistan’s total tally of reported poliovirus cases currently stands at 59 in 2024, according to the findings of the country’s Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH).
This increase was marked by confirmation of the presence of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in environmental samples in 14 districts previously designated as high-risk areas.
According to a lab official, sewage samples from districts in regions of Balochistan and Punjab which include Dera Bugti, Quetta, Nasirabad, Usta Muhammad, Bajaur, Tank, Multan, Bahawalpur, Okara, Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Gujranwala, Gujrat and Islamabad, have all tested positive for WPV1.

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