Monday, 2 April 2012

Infectious Disease-Polio-India

Analysis: India's polio victory fuels endgame vaccine talks

LONDON (Reuters) - When the clocks strike midnight in New Delhi on January 12, India will mark the first year in history it has recorded no new cases of polio. It's a huge milestone for a country many experts thought would be the last place on earth to get rid of the crippling virus. And it's an exciting step forward for global health workers battling to make polio only the second human infectious disease after smallpox to be eradicated. ... read more..

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