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KARACHI: A seven-day anti-polio campaign would kick off across Sindh from Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The provincial task force on polio eradication said that over 10.6 million children across the province would be immunized during the week-long drive.<\/span><\/p>\n

The provincial task force on polio eradication held a meeting in Karachi to review and finalise the arrangements in this regard.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read More: Poliovirus detected in Lasbela Balochistan sewage samples<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Earlier on January 21, Ministry of Health sources confirmed the presence of poliovirus in sewage samples of the Lasbela district of Balochistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to sources within the Health Ministry, Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) was detected in sewage samples collected from Lasbela district.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe genome sequencing of the virus, found in samples collected from Lasbela and Hub, showed that it belonged to Gadap Karachi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last month, the Ministry of Health confirmed the presence of poliovirus in environmental samples from nine districts of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n