Pakistan has reported three polio cases in single day with two infections confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Sindh.
The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in a statement said that the polio cases have been reported from North Waziristan, Lakki Marwat and Umar Kot. “Overall, 17 polio cases have been reported across the country till now”.
“Poliovirus hits the children with weaker immunity,” NEOC stated. “The children deprived of vaccination could pose threat to others,” the NEOC said. “Children can be protected only with repeated vaccination”, The National Emergency Operations Centre for polio said.
Poliovirus has been detected in sewage sample testing across Pakistan, according to the National Reference Laboratory after the nationwide sewage sample testing.
Poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples from Islamabad and all four provinces. A total of 28 sewage samples from 20 districts, including Islamabad, tested positive for the crippling virus.
