Pakistan polio vaccination: Pakistan: The polio virus has been discovered in wastewater samples from 18 provinces

Islamabad: The regional reference laboratory confirmed the elimination of polio at the National Institute of Health in Pakistan Type of wild polio type 1 In sewage samples from 18 provinces across the country, according to Ari News.
The National Center for Emergency Operations for Polio confirmed the presence of the virus in the environmental samples collected from February 21 to March 6. These samples came from various sewage lines in all the four provinces of Pakistan, according to Arie News.
Among the affected areas are 12 areas in Sindh, two areas in Punjab, Khyber Bakhtongua, one area in Balochistan, and Islamabad.
Specifically, the traces of polio in wastewater were found from areas such as Islamabad, Shaman in Balochistan, south of Waziristan, and Deir in Khaybar Bakhtongua, as well as Lahore and Dira Ghazi Khan in Punjab. In the bond, areas such as Badin, Dadu, Hyderabad, Jacobad, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sujawal, Qambar, Sukkur, Karachi East, West, Central and Kemari have been found that it has the virus, and I mentioned Arie News.
While most areas have proven positive, four areas have not shown any signs of the virus. This year, Pakistan has already reported six confirmed polio cases, with four cases of bond and one of Khaybar Bakhtongua and Punjab. In 2024, the country recorded 74 cases, primarily in Balochistan, Khaybar Bakhtongua, and Sindh, according to Ary News.
Polio is still a delusional disease without treatment. Vaccination efforts are decisive, as the oral polio vaccine is a vital tool to protect children under the age of five of this life -threatening disease. Ensure that all children complete the vaccination schedule is necessary for high immunity and control against polio in Pakistan, Arya News said.
It is important to give multiple doses of the polio vaccine orally and to ensure that all children below five children complete the usual vaccination schedule to provide them with strong immunity against this exhausted disease.
Previously, the Pakistani regional reference laboratory at the National Institute of Health confirmed the presence of the polio virus in sewage systems in 12 provinces in three provinces.