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Total environmental samples with wild poliovirus rises to eight
They were taken from five districts of country
Aims to engage religious scholars in mission to make Bannu polio-free
Virus was found in a sample collected from the Safdarabad site on August 10
Health dept officials confirm the sewage sample was obtained on May 15 from Sohrab Goth
Virus found in Multan Road area samples on Jan 16 and from Gulshan-e-Ravi on Jan 2, says NIH
Wild poliovirus type-1 has been found in 34 environmental samples this year, say health ministry sources
Health official says no poliovirus found in garrison city during last one year
The fresh case recorded from Pishin district has raised provincial tally of polio cases to 17
DC urges Health Department to launch emergency programme against the virus