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Type-1 Wild Poliovirus detected in samples from Dukki and Killa Saifullah.
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Type-1 Wild Poliovirus detected in samples from Dukki and Killa Saifullah.
News and Press Release in English on Pakistan about Health and Epidemic; published on 1 Jun 2024 by Govt. Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Sewage samples from two areas in Balochistan and one district in Sindh have been found to contain wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1). WPV1 was discovered in sewage samples taken from Quetta, Chaman, and Hyderabad, according to the National Institute of Health. The virus found in these positive samples is genetically connected
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The Chaman sample was collected from Army Kaziba site. It was ninth positive sample from Chaman district this year.