Polio Endemic Countries

The developments are leading experts to fear that polio, once one of the most feared diseases in America but now endemic to just a couple of developing countries, may wreak devastation stateside again.

Nigeria today marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease.

It remains endemic in three countries—Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria—after India in January became the latest country to become polio-free, after going a full year without registering a new case.

India, which has been polio-free for over a year now, was today taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organization (WHO)

India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on January 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of no new case for a year, there are also indications that the World Health Organisation (WHO) will remove it from its list of polio endemic countries by February.

The developments are leading experts to fear that polio, once one of the most feared diseases in America but now endemic to just a couple of developing countries, may wreak devastation stateside again.

Nigeria today marked one year since its last case of polio, raising hopes it will soon be taken off the list of endemic countries as the first step to being declared free of the disease.

It remains endemic in three countries—Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria—after India in January became the latest country to become polio-free, after going a full year without registering a new case.

India, which has been polio-free for over a year now, was today taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organization (WHO)

India has reason to smile on the polio front, especially on January 13. Not only will it achieve a big milestone of no new case for a year, there are also indications that the World Health Organisation (WHO) will remove it from its list of polio endemic countries by February.