Wild Poliovirus Detected in Environmental Sample

Pakistan officials confirm the detection of wild poliovirus in environmental sample.

Wild poliovirus detected in an environmental sample from South Waziristan district in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.

The Pakistan Polio Eradication Program is conducting tests for poliovirus at 114 fixed environmental sites in the country every month, said the statement as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.

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‘The wild poliovirus type 1 was isolated from Qureshi Mohalla area sewage.’

"To further enhance surveillance in high-risk areas, it has also been collecting additional sewage samples from multiple sites in southern KP periodically, and this latest detection is from one such collection site," according to the Ministry.

Reference:

What is Polio - (https://www.cdc.gov/polio/what-is-polio/index.htm)

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