The ministry said in a statement that the virus was detected in environmental samples collected from Karachi South and Karachi Korangi districts of southern Sindh province and Dera Bugti district of southwest Balochistan province between June 11-13.
All positive samples are genetically linked to the YB3A genetic cluster of type 1, which has been found in all positive cases and sewage samples reported this year, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.
The Pakistan Polio Program last week conducted a polio campaign in 41 districts from July 1-7, during which more than 8.4 million children under five years of age were vaccinated, making it the sixth polio campaign of the year, the ministry said. Was.
So far this year, eight patients have been infected in the South Asian country and the virus has been reported in environmental samples from 49 districts.
All positive samples are genetically linked to the YB3A genetic cluster of type 1, which has been found in all positive cases and sewage samples reported this year, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.
The Pakistan Polio Program last week conducted a polio campaign in 41 districts from July 1-7, during which more than 8.4 million children under five years of age were vaccinated, making it the sixth polio campaign of the year, the ministry said. Was.
So far this year, eight patients have been infected in the South Asian country and the virus has been reported in environmental samples from 49 districts.
