Type 1 poliovirus detected in five cities

New environmental samples were collected from Bannu, Peshawar, Swat, South Waziristan and Rawalpindi.
The total number of positive environmental samples in 2022 is now 27.
Mop-up activity is currently underway with recent discoveries in five districts of KP.

The National Polio Laboratory of the National Institutes of Health, Islamabad (NIH) confirmed the detection of type 1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) in environmental samples collected in August from five cities in August-September 2022.

New environmental samples were collected from Bannu district, Peshawar, Swat, South Waziristan and Rawalpindi, The News quoted officials of the National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) as saying.

“This is the eighth environmental. Sample This year from Bannu, the fourth sample from Peshawar, and the third positive sample from Rawalpindi and Swat,” said an NHSR&C official.

From South Waziristan, this is the first positive environmental sample since WPV1. Case He added that the confirmation was received from the district last week.

The total number of positive environmental samples in 2022 is now 27.

Seventeen positive environmental samples were found from KP (eight from Bannu, four from Peshawar, three from Swat, and one each from Nowshera and South Waziristan), eight positive samples from Punjab (three from Lahore and Rawalpindi, and one each from Bahawalpur and Sialkot). ), and one positive sample each from Sindh (Karachi Landhi) and Islamabad.

One positive atmospheric sample was detected in April, two in May, one in June, seven in July, 15 in August and one in September 2022. In 2021, 65 positive environmental samples were found in the country. To reduce the risks associated with recent Polio virus A quick response round (sub-national) for environmental detection was implemented in August 2022, the official added.

Extended outreach activities were also carried out in the current month in the districts with recent positive weather patterns. A mop-up activity is also underway in five districts of KP with recent detections.

A campaign will also be conducted in Karachi, Quetta block and Zhob next week, the official said, adding that besides, maximum vaccination of high-risk and mobile population/children is being ensured at transit vaccination points. . Country.

In Bannu, the environmental sample was collected on 1 September 2022 from the Hanjal Noorabad site. This is the 8th positive sample from Bannu district in 2022. One positive sample was found in April 2022, two in May 2022, one each in June 2022 and July 2022, two in August 2022 and one in September 2022. The last wild poliovirus case from the district was reported in April 2020.

As for Peshawar, the environmental sample was collected on 7 September 2022 from the Shaheen Muslim Town site. This is the fourth positive environmental model of the district in 2022. One positive sample was found in July 2022, two in August 2022 and one in September 2022. The last wild poliovirus case from the district was reported in July 2020.

In Swat, an environmental sample was collected on 30 August 2022 from the Sharifabad tributary of the Saidu Sharif site. This is the third positive sample from Swat district in 2022. A previous positive sample from the district was found in August 2022. The last wild poliovirus case from the district was reported in November 2014.

In South Waziristan, the environmental sample was collected on 5 September 2022 from Kannada Chena and Spishta site.

In Rawalpindi, the environmental sample was collected from the Safdarabad site on 8 September 2022. This is the third positive environmental pattern from the district in 2022. The last wild poliovirus case from the district was reported in June 2010.