ISLAMABAD: The polio virus was found in environmental samples from all four provinces of Pakistan.
Poliovirus was found in environmental samples from all four provinces. Poliovirus was confirmed in 30 environmental samples across Pakistan. 28 out of 30 environmental samples were obtained in January 2024. Poliovirus in Balochistan Quetta, Khuzdar, Ketch, Nasir. Polio virus was also confirmed in environmental samples of Abad, Pishin, Chaman and all districts of Karachi. Polio virus has also been confirmed in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Jamshoro. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar, while in Punjab, polio virus has been confirmed in the environmental samples of Lahore, Rawalpindi and Dera Ghazi Khan. Last year, polio was found in 126 environmental samples across Pakistan. The virus was confirmed.
