Islamabad: The complete elimination of polio from the country could not be achieved, the virus has been confirmed in the sewage of more cities.
According to the sources of the Ministry of Health, polio virus has been found in the sewage of DI Khan, Polio was found in the sewage of DI Khan areas Sherpao, Zafarabad, This is the first time that ‘Wild Polio Virus One’ has been found in DI Khan sewage this year.
According to the sources of Ministry of Health, polio virus has also been found in the sewage of Lahore, this virus was found in the sewage of outfall GES site, this year it has happened for the fourth time that polio virus has been confirmed in the sewage of Lahore.
Sources say that the samples for polio test were collected from Lahore on November 17. After the confirmation, polio was confirmed for the tenth time in the sewage of Punjab this year. Genetic evaluation of the polio virus in the sewage samples is ongoing.
According to sources from the Ministry of Health, polio was found in 23 KPK, 10 sewage samples in Punjab this year, while polio virus was found in 65 sewage samples in the country during 2021.
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