While polio mainly affects young children, unvaccinated individuals of any age are at risk
Islamabad: Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in sewage samples collected from 18 districts across Pakistan, according to the latest environmental testing conducted by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) for Polio.
As reported by ARY News, the samples were collected between 7 and 17 April and revealed widespread contamination in various parts of the country. The virus was detected in sewage samples from three districts in Balochistan, six in Sindh, six in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and two in Punjab. Traces of the virus were also found in Islamabad’s federal territory.
The NEOC confirmed that eight polio cases have been reported in…