Realizing the danger, parents give polio drops to children, Health Minister: Photo: File
Islamabad: Polio virus has been confirmed in an environmental sample from Lower South Waziristan.
According to the statement released by Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel, this is the first positive environmental sample from South Waziristan Lower this year. The virus is genetically similar to the virus found in September 2022. 6 positive environmental samples have been reported this year.
He said that the parents must give their children polio drops while realizing the danger. Ensuring coordinated and effective measures to eradicate polio. Virus identification highlights Pakistan’s efficient polio surveillance system.
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