ISLAMABAD: Polio virus has been detected in the environmental sample in Karachi, capital of Sindh province in south Pakistan, the provincial Health De...
: Polio virus has been detected in the environmental sample in Karachi, capital of Sindh province in south Pakistan, the provincial Health Department said, reported Xinhua.
Since the beginning of this year, about 20 samples of the kind were found in the country's east Punjab and northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces besides Karachi, where strict measures were taken to ensure vaccination for kids. After the detection of polio virus in the city, a special anti-polio vaccination campaign from Oct 30 to Nov 3 was underway, and 10 million children up to five years of age were being vaccinated on their doorsteps.
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