Suspected polio case in Uttar Pradesh

“A 6-year-old child of Padrauna village in Gaisdi was admitted to a hospital, where doctors suspect that he is suffering from polio. Further check-ups are on,” district hospital superintendent S I Zaidi said. “We are awaiting his test reports. WHO has also been intimated about it,” he said. Minister of State for Health S P Yadav said a team of doctors have been asked to verify it. 

The Union Health Ministry had recently said that India remained polio-free amidst concerns over a wild polio virus (P2 strain) being found in a Hyderabad drain. “India continues to be polio free as the country has eradicated wild polio virus and the last case was seen on January 13, 2011 and it is more than 5 years that no wild polio virus has been detected,” it said in a statement on Wednesday.