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Poliovirus detected in sewage samples from 42 sites across Pakistan

China.dot.org 13 Aug 2025
13 (Xinhua) -- Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in sewage samples from 42 ...
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Poliovirus found in 36pc samples across 87 nationwide districts tested in July

Dawn 12 Aug 2025
The National Institutes of Health on Tuesday confirmed the presence of poliovirus in 42 of 117 sewage samples collected from 87 districts across the country in July ... In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, poliovirus ...
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Pakistan records three more poliovirus cases; countrywide tally reaches 17

The Times of India 27 Jul 2025
Three new poliovirus cases were reported in Pakistan, bringing the 2025 total ...
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Poliovirus detected in GB

Dawn 21 Jul 2025
ISLAMABAD ... “The Polio Programme is implementing a rigorous vaccination schedule to protect children from paralytic polio and interrupt virus transmission,” the official added ... .
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No poliovirus in Peshawar for first time in two years

Dawn 14 Jul 2025
Also, a campaign using a combination of fractional inactivated poliovirus vaccine and oral poliovirus vaccine will be conducted in seven districts of Baloc­histan from Aug 4 to 11, aiming to vaccinate approximately 600,000 children.
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Poliovirus detected in environmental samples from 11 sites across Pakistan

China.dot.org 13 Jul 2025
ISLAMABAD, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Wild poliovirus type 1 has been detected in sewage samples from 11 sites across Pakistan, health authorities said on Sunday ... the presence of poliovirus.
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Poliovirus found in 20 Pakistani districts amid rising vaccine refusals: New sewage data signals resurgence; 13th polio case confirmed in 2025

The Times of India 13 Jul 2025
... rising vaccine refusal rates.According to ARY News, citing the National Reference Laboratory, 28 sewage samples collected between May 8 and June 17 tested positive for Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1).
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Pakistan records one more poliovirus case; countrywide tally reaches 14

The Hindu 02 Jul 2025
Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic ....
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Pakistan records one more poliovirus case; tally reaches 13

The Times of India 27 Jun 2025
Pakistani authorities confirmed a new poliovirus case in ...
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Poliovirus detected in seven districts

Dawn 22 Jun 2025
The pre­sence of poliovirus has been confirmed in seven distri­cts across all four provinces ... sewage samples from nine districts, of which seven were found positive for the presence of poliovirus.
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Poliovirus detected in sewage samples from 7 districts in Pakistan

China.dot.org 21 Jun 2025
ISLAMABAD, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in environmental samples collected from seven districts across Pakistan, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said in a report on Saturday.
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Poliovirus found in sewage samples across seven districts

The News International 21 Jun 2025
A health worker administers polio drops to school children for vaccination during a door-to-door poliovirus eradication campaign in Lahore on April 21, 2025 ... Poliovirus has been detected in ...
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WHO Supports Training of Field Officers to conduct Poliovirus Containment Activities in Ghana (WHO - World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa)

Public Technologies 19 Jun 2025
WHO Supports Training of Field Officers to conduct Poliovirus Containment Activities in Ghana ... Ghana continues to make impressive strides in the fight against poliovirus, with the last confirmed case ...
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World Health Organization (WHO) Supports Training of Field Officers to conduct Poliovirus Containment Activities in Ghana

APO 19 Jun 2025
Ghana continues to make impressive strides in the fight against poliovirus, with the last confirmed case of Wild Poliovirus (WPV) recorded in 2008 and the most recent Variant Poliovirus (VDPV) detected in 2024.
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