Pakistan’s Environmental Samples Test Negative For Polio, Signaling Progress Against Disease

Associated Press: Pakistan says new sampling shows progress against polio
“For the first time in Pakistan’s history all the previous month’s environmental samples for polio have tested negative — a sign of progress in the campaign to eradicate the virus, an official said Monday…” (5/30).

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