India free from polio: Health Ministry

Q.  India is free from which disease as it has eradicated the virus associated with this strain?
- Published on 16 Jun 16

a. Malaria
b. Dengue
c. Chikunguya
d. None of the above

ANSWER: None of the above
 
The health ministry on June 15 reiterated India continues to be polio free as it has eradicated wild polio virus and no such virus was detected for over five years now.
  • This came in the wake of reports about wild polio virus (P2 strain) being found in a Hyderabad drain.
  • The ministry said it was a vaccine derived virus and does not change the polio-free status of India.
  • However, as a precautionary measure, the ministry will hold a special immunisation drive in the high-risk areas of Telangana.
  • Vaccine derived polio virus are rare strain of the polio viruses that have genetically mutated from the strain contained in the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV).

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