Population
668 sewage samples collected from 27 environmental sampling sites across 4 provinces in Pakistan
Design
Other
Follow-up
2011-2013
Authors
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Ongoing WPV-1 circulation detected in Pakistan; supports expanded environmental surveillance while leaving optimal integration with clinical monitoring open.
Environmental surveillance in Pakistan successfully detected multiple cocirculating wild poliovirus type 1 lineages, highlighting its utility in identifying virus circulation even in the absence of clinical cases.
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