Published on: October 26, 2020 5:58 PM
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October 24 is observed as World Polio Day every year.
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World Polio Day was established by Rotary International over a decade ago to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop the vaccine against the disease.
About Polio Virus
Which are the countries where the disease has seen recent outbreaks?
In 2019, polio outbreaks were recorded in the Philippines, Malaysia, Ghana, Myanmar, China, Cameroon, Indonesia and Iran, which were mostly vaccine-derived (a rare strain of the virus genetically mutated from the strain in the vaccine
What is India’s situation with regard to the disease?
India was declared polio-free in January 2014.The last case due to wild poliovirus in the country was detected on January 13, 2011.
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