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Polio Virus Traced in Environmental Sample in Karachi

by Colleen Fleiss on November 3, 2023 at 7:53 PM
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The health department in Pakistan's Sindh province has reported the identification of the polio virus in an environmental sample collected in Karachi. ()


Since the beginning of this year, about 20 samples of the kind were found in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces besides Karachi, where strict measures were taken to ensure vaccination for kids.

‘The recently discovered poliovirus is genetically linked to a polio virus cluster initially identified in Afghanistan. #polio ’

Health Minister Nadeem Jan told media that steps were being taken on an emergency basis to eradicate polio. After the detection of polio virus in the city, a special anti-polio vaccination campaign from October 30 to November 3 was underway, and 10 million children up to five years of age were being vaccinated on their doorsteps.

The Minister appealed to parents to cooperate with polio teams and save their children from permanent disability. Pakistan has so far reported three polio cases this year, all in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district.

Reference:

  1. Health Department of Sindh - (http://sindhhealth.gov.pk/)
Source: IANS

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