Photo: HTNew Delhi: Concerned over any entry of polio virus from other countries, the government on Saturday launched Pulse Polio programme for 2018. “In order to mitigate the risk of poliovirus importation, the immunity against polio infection is maintained through National and Sub-National Polio rounds along with sustained high quality polio surveillance. In addition, sewage samples are collected from over 30 sites spread across the country for poliovirus detection at regular intervals. Polio vaccination is being carried out at international borders and is a must for people travelling to polio affected countries. According to WHO data,in 2016, Pakistan reported 20 wild poliovirus cases while Afghanistan saw 13 cases.

Source: Mint January 27, 2018 14:37 UTC