Islamabad, April 13 -- Polio virus has been found in 25 sewage samples from 20 districts across Pakistan, according to ARY News.
The latest weekly environmental tests, conducted between March 5-19, detected Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) in sewage from various locations.
According to ARY News, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) confirmed that contamination was found in samples from three provinces. Nine districts in Balochistan, six in Punjab, and five in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were affected.
In Balochistan, the districts with positive samples include Quetta, Kech, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Pishin, Loralai, Dakki, Naseerabad, and Osta Muhammad. In Punjab, the virus was detected in Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, DG Khan, and ...
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