ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (APP):The Ministry of Health has confirmed the presence of polio
virus in environmental samples from nine districts of the
country.
According to the spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, the
virus was found in one sample each from Quetta, Mastung, Multan, Peshawar, Nowshera, and Hab.
The Polio
virus was also found in samples from
Karachi Malir,
Karachi South and D.I.Khan.
He said that the
virus found in all the samples was from across the border.
He said that the only way to prevent transmission of the
virus is the polio vaccine, adding children can be protected from disability by vaccination against polio.
He added parents must give the polio vaccine to their children under five years of age.
