India has gone 1 year with no new cases of polio reported
Lack of reported wild polio cases in India since Jan 2011—even in Jun-Nov high-transmission season—is unprecedented. The wild polio virus was last detected in sewage in Delhi in Aug 2010 and in Mumbai in Nov 2010.
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Controlling Infectious Diseases »Controlling Infectious Diseases
Diseases »Diseases
Polio »Polio
The Poliovirus Endgame »The Poliovirus Endgame
Endemic countries »Endemic countries
India »India
India has gone 1 year with no new cases of polio reported
Virus can circulate undetected in population without causing disease »Virus can circulate undetected in population without causing disease
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