polio

What Two Years Without Polio Mean for India By Saptarishi Dutta http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/01/13/what-two-years-without-polio-mean-for-india/? On Jan. 13, 2011, doctors confirmed Rukhsaar Khatoon, a two year-old from the state of West Bengal, had polio. The disease was...

The world is on the verge of a great success story: the eradication of polio. If and when successful, polio eradication will be only the second disease in human history to be eradicated, following the spectacular success of ridding the world of smallpox, completed in 1979. There is still...

By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times June 26, 2011 Images: Man crippled from polio, children lined up for their polio vaccinations Reporting from Moradabad, India— Scientists, health workers and community outreach officials in India believe they're finally on the cusp of a major milestone...

Islamabad, Sep 18 - Pakistan's Punjab province is close to being declared polio-free as no case has been reported for over a year - the culmination of an effort that began in 1994. More...

Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistan's Punjab province is close to being declared polio-free as no case has been reported for over a year - the culmination of an effort that began in 1994. More...

Islamabad, Sep 18 : Pakistan's Punjab province is close to being declared polio-free as no case has been reported for over a year - the culmination of an effort that began in 1994. More...