Poliovirus detected in nine districts of country

KARACHI: The poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples from nine districts of the country, while nine children have been infected by the crippling disease in the first seven months of this year, says Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad. 
As per an official of the polio program, samples collected from Dadu, Hyderabad, Karachi South, Karachi Central, Karachi West, Quetta, Loralai, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad tested positive for WPV1. 
The virus has so far been reported in 52 districts of the country this year.
The official says, “It is essential for parents across the country to understand that this virus continues to pose a constant threat to the wellbeing of their children and make sure to open their doors to vaccinators to receive the polio vaccine.”