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Pakistan confirms presence of poliovirus in environmental samples

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KARACHI: The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has issued the latest results of environmental surveillance for July, confirming the presence of poliovirus in multiple districts. According to the NEOC, poliovirus has been detected in samples from Diamer, South Waziristan, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. Laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of Poliovirus Type 1, the most dangerous strain … Read more

Poliovirus confirmed in environmental samples of 12 districts

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ISLAMABAD:The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication has confirmed presence of polio virus in sewerage lines in 12 districts of three provinces. The samples were collected from sewage lines between February 17 to 26, and the results revealed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 in several districts. Sewerage samples found positive in Punjab’s five … Read more

Poliovirus samples detected in 16 European countries

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Poliovirus samples detected in 16 European countries

The World Health Organization has reiterated that the spread of poliovirus remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern for several months. This concern was further validated in late 2024 when vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2), genetically linked to the Nigeria lineage, was found in wastewater samples from 16 cities across five European countries—Spain, Poland, … Read more

Poliovirus detected in sewerage samples of all four provinces

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ISLAMABAD: The poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples collected from all four provinces of Pakistan.

The Regional Reference Laboratory has confirmed the presence of the polio virus in samples collected from 25 districts across the country.

The samples were collected from sewage lines between February 3 and 12, and the results revealed the presence of Wild Poliovirus Type 1 in several districts.

The poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples of 13 districts of  Sindh province, four districts of Punjab, five districts of Balochistan and three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In Sindh, District Central, East, Keamari, Korangi, and Malir, Hyderabad, Badin, Jacobabad, Jamshoro, Mirpurkhas, Sajawal, Dadu, and Sukkur, were found to have polio-positive sewage.

In Punjab, four districts, including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, and Gujranwala, had polio-positive sewage.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, three districts, including Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, and Lakki Marwat, were found to have polio-positive sewage.

Similarly, in Balochistan, five districts, including Quetta, Chaman, Loralai, Noshki, and Zhob, had polio-positive sewage.

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Poliovirus found in sewage samples of eight districts

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Poliovirus found in sewage samples of eight districts

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the presence of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in environmental samples from eight districts. Sewage samples from Kech, Sibi, Barkhan, Quetta, Gwadar, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, and South Waziristan Lower tested positive for WPV1, according to a lab official. In … Read more

Poliovirus ‘detected’ in Azad Kashmir’s sewage

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Poliovirus found in sewage samples of eight districts

Poliovirus has been detected in environmental sewage samples from Azad Kashmir, confirming its presence in the region. According to reports, traces of the virus have been found in sewage samples from 21 districts across Pakistan. With this latest discovery, the total number of positive polio sewage samples in 2025 has reached 47. Health authorities have … Read more

Pakistan reports 4th polio case of 2024

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Shehbaz Sharif commits to eradicate polio across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A child has been paralyzed by wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in Shikarpur district of Sindh, bringing the number of cases in Pakistan this year to four.

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health in Islamabad has notified that WPV1 was detected from stool samples collected from of a 2.5-year-old child from Birkhan UC of Shikarpur.

The child had onset of paralysis on May 11 and genetic sequencing of the virus isolated from his samples shows that it is genetically linked to the imported YB3A cluster.

This genetic cluster disappeared from Pakistan in mid-2021 but remained in circulation in Afghanistan. It was reintroduced in Pakistan following cross-border transmission last year.

“It is a tragedy that another Pakistani child has been affected by a disease that can be easily prevented with the help of a vaccine which the government regularly brings to people at their doorsteps,” said Coordinator to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Dr Malik Mukhtar Bharat.

He added that the National and Provincial Polio Emergency Operations Centres have deployed teams to conduct a full case investigation, while a polio vaccination campaign is being launched in 66 districts from June 3 to vaccinate children and build their immunity against poliovirus.

This is the fourth polio case reported from Pakistan in 2024 and first case from Shikarpur in over four years. The previous three cases were reported from Balochistan.

Poliovirus particularly attacks children who are malnourished and have weak immunity because of being under-vaccinated or not vaccinated for polio and other childhood diseases.

The Pakistan Polio Programme will be launching the fifth polio vaccination drive of the year from June 3 to vaccinate more than 16.5 million children in the country.

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Poliovirus confirmed in environmental samples of four districts

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  • Parents must administer polio drops to children.
  • The virus found in Keamari, Hyderabad and Chaman.
  • The environmental samples was also detected in Peshawar.

ISLAMABAD: Polio virus has been confirmed in the environmental samples of four districts of the country.

According to the spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of Health, the polio virus was found in the environmental samples of Karachi Keamari, Hyderabad, Chaman, and Peshawar.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Health said that the only way to protect children from the virus and disability is polio vaccination, parents must administer polio drops to children under five years of age during every campaign, and polio virus to children with weak immunity. Instant targets.

On the other hand, the Sindh Health Department has released data of various diseases according to which 559,515 cases of malaria were reported in the province this year while 2852 cases of dengue and five cases of Congo virus were reported.

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Poliovirus detected in environmental samples of more districts 

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  • Poliovirus was found in four samples from Karachi.
  • Poliovirus belongs to YB2A virus cluster in Afghanistan.
  • Dr Nadeem Jan said every child is at risk due to presence of virus.

ISLAMABAD: Poliovirus has been confirmed in the environmental samples of six more districts of Pakistan.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, poliovirus was found in four samples from Karachi and two from Chaman, one sample each from Peshawar, Kohat, and Nowshera.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Health said that the polio virus belongs to the YB2A virus cluster in Afghanistan.

Caretaker Federal Minister of Health Dr. Nadeem Jan said that every child is at risk due to the presence of the polio virus and this virus can make children under 5 years of age disabled for life. He said there is no cure for polio and only a vaccine for children provides protection.

Dr. Nadeem Jan appealed to the parents to welcome the polio workers who come to their homes, to give their children polio shots to protect them from life-long disability.

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Poliovirus detected in Karachi’s, Peshawar’s environmental samples

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The Ministry of Health confirmed the discovery of the polio virus in the environmental samples of Peshawar and Karachi. The discovered virus sample is genetically related to the virus found in Afghanistan. Federal Health Minister Dr. Nadeem Jan expressed deep concern about this discovery. He emphasized that the presence of the polio virus in the … Read more

Poliovirus detects in Lahore’s sewage sample

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  • This is third positive sample from Lahore this year.
  • Virus is genetically linked to virus detected in Kandhar.
  • Nadeem Jan said dituation of polio is being closely monitored.

LAHORE: The wild poliovirus has been detected in the sewage system in Lahore and number of positive environmental samples in Pakistan has now increased to 17.

This is the third positive sample from District Lahore this year.

The Pakistan Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health (NIH), that is also the WHO Regional Reference Laboratory, said the virus is genetically linked to a virus detected in Kandhar, Afghanistan in May.

Caretaker Federal Minister of Health Nadeem Jan the virus is linked to the virus found in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

The Federal Minister of Health said that the frequent finding of the virus in environmental samples is alarming, therefore, the situation of polio is being closely monitored and in this regard. He said the top expert of the polio program has been appointed in Bannu.

He said that all the necessary measures are being taken on an emergency basis. He said this is the third positive environmental sample from Lahore this year after which the number of positive environmental samples in Pakistan has now increased to 17.

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Poliovirus generated from vaccine discovered in Burundi and DRC

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Seven-day anti-polio campaign begins across country
  • The Burundian authorities declared the viral identification a national public health emergency.
  • Infections were verified in an unvaccinated four-year-old kid.
  • Burundi aims to begin a polio vaccine campaign for all eligible children aged up to 7 years.

The World Health Organization and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative reported incidences of vaccine-derived poliovirus in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

According to the WHO, the Burundian authorities declared the viral identification a national public health emergency after infections were verified in an unvaccinated four-year-old kid in the Isale district of western Burundi, as well as two other children who were his contacts.

The presence of circulating poliovirus type 2 was confirmed in five additional samples from environmental surveillance of wastewater in Burundi, according to the WHO.

Circulating poliovirus type 2 differs from wild poliovirus in that infections arise when a weakened strain of poliovirus contained in the oral polio vaccination circulates for long periods of time among under-immunized populations.

The findings are significant because they are the first to be connected to the administration of a new vaccination, the novel oral poliomyelitis vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), which was created expressly to lower this risk.

According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 was discovered in six children in the DRC’s eastern Tanganyika and South Kivu provinces.

Burundi aims to begin a polio vaccine campaign for all eligible children aged up to 7 years in the next weeks, with assistance from the WHO and GPEI, according to the WHO.

“While detection of these outbreaks is a tragedy for the family and communities affected, it is not unexpected with wider use of the vaccine,” said the GPEI, a partnership made up of the WHO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other global health bodies.

It stated that 600 million doses of the new vaccine had been provided in 28 countries since March 2021, and that the vaccination was both safe and effective.

According to the GPEI, the DRC has scheduled a vaccine programme for April.

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Pakistan reports 14th polio case in North Waziristan

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North Waziristan has been the hotbed of polio virus.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported another case of wild polio, making it the fourteenth case to be reported in the country this year. The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination confirmed that another child has been paralyzed by poliovirus. At least 13 of the reported cases belong to North Waziristan. The southern districts of … Read more

New polio case reported in Punjab

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On Friday, a new polio case has been reported in Bahawalpur’s Ahmedpur East tehsil. According to the details, the provincial tally reached 10 after a new polio case has been registered. As per the health officials, the neck, legs, hands, and face of the child have been affected by the poliovirus. This is the second … Read more

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