Pak reports decline in +ve polio samples
Out of 127 sewage samples collected from 87 districts, only 42 tested positive for the virus, while 75 samples were polio-free. Results for 10 samples are still awaited.
All tests were conducted at the National Institute of Health's Polio Regional Laboratory in Islamabad, which plays a key role in monitoring environmental surveillance to detect poliovirus circulation, Pakistani media reported.
As of now, the total number of polio cases in the country has risen to 19 in 2025, as per Samaa news.
Last week, the regional laboratory of the National Institute of Health (NIH) had confirmed the presence of poliovirus in a young child.
This was the 12th case reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) this year.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains one of the hardest-hit provinces in the fight against polio.
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