- Twelve-month-old boy from Union Council Ghari contaminated.
- September surveillance finds 44 constructive sewage samples.
- Sindh data the very best variety of constructive detections.
A brand new case of untamed poliovirus (WPV1) has been confirmed in district Torghar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication on the Nationwide Institute of Well being (NIH) in Islamabad, taking Pakistan’s complete polio instances in 2025 to 30.
The virus was detected in a 12-month-old boy from Union Council Ghari, Torghar, marking the second case from the district. The breakdown by provinces contains 19 instances from KP, 9 from Sindh, and one every from Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan.
Environmental surveillance continued in September 2025, with the Pakistan Polio Programme gathering 127 sewage samples from 87 districts nationwide.
Of those, 81 returned unfavorable and 44 examined constructive for poliovirus, whereas two samples are nonetheless being processed. Province-wise, Balochistan recorded 21 unfavorable and two constructive samples. Punjab had 22 unfavorable, eight constructive and one beneath course of, and KP reported 24 unfavorable and 10 constructive.
Sindh reported seven unfavorable, 21 constructive and one beneath course of; Islamabad had 4 unfavorable and one constructive; Azad Jammu and Kashmir returned three unfavorable, whereas and Gilgit-Baltistan reported one unfavorable and one constructive.
Officers say general constructive detections have declined, reflecting the influence of latest high-quality vaccination campaigns, however virus circulation persists in particular high-risk areas, underscoring the necessity for sustained, focused efforts to interrupt transmission.
Polio is very contagious and incurable, with the potential to trigger lifelong paralysis. Efficient safety is dependent upon repeated doses of the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) for each youngster beneath 5 throughout every marketing campaign, alongside the well timed completion of all routine immunisations.
The Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) has intensified operations to maintain complete protection and guarantee high-quality campaigns in susceptible areas. The Nationwide Process Drive has endorsed the 2025–26 roadmap to halt transmission by means of a number of supplementary immunisation actions and by strengthening routine immunisation.
The fourth nationwide polio vaccination marketing campaign of 2025 concluded final week, reaching over 44 million kids, whereas the marketing campaign in South KP is at present underway from October 20–23.
Eradication stays a shared accountability. Greater than 400,000 frontline staff proceed door-to-door vaccination, and oldsters and caregivers are urged to make sure kids obtain all beneficial doses, together with routine immunisations.
Neighborhood leaders, academics, spiritual students and the media can additional help by countering misinformation and inspiring uptake so that each youngster is protected and Pakistan stays on track for a polio-free future.
