In the past week, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in environmental (sewage) samples collected from 27 districts in Pakistan.
As of November 1, 2024, sewage samples collected from Hyderabad, Lahore, Jamshoro, Karachi Central, Kambar, Islamabad, Karachi South, Rawalpindi, Pishin, Lakki Marwat, Mirpur Khas, Karachi East, Karachi Korangi, Noshki, Quetta, Zhob, Peshawar, DI Khan, Attock, Mianwali, Hub, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bannu, Rahim Yar Khan, Jhang and Mansehra tested positive for WPV1.
