India - two suspected cases of polio in Bihar - Denied - Tests pending

[Gert van der Hoek]

02/23/2015 at 19:06 clock Two suspected cases of polio in India

In eastern India two suspected cases of polio have surfaced. The disease poliomyelitis had been declared a year ago eradicated. Laboratory results are expected in the coming days.

The health authorities of the State of Bihar declared on Monday, they tested the illness of two two-year-old boy, who were in an isolation now.A year ago, the disease poliomyelitis was officially declared eradicated in India.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Darbhanga kids not polio cases, say Bihar health officials

Banjotkaur Bhatia,TNN | Feb 25, 2015

PATNA: Bihar health officials have ruled out reports of any polio case in the state. A report appeared in a section of the media earlier said two children from Baheri block of Darbhanga district were suspected to be suffering from polio.

State immunization officer Dr N K Sinha said, "Paralysis is a symptom of many diseases. These two children might be suffering from one of such diseases, but not polio. Even though polio has been eradicated from the state, random sampling has been a norm to keep the surveillance high."

He said the two children's stool samples have been sent to a WHO-accredited lab in Ahmedabad and its report is expected within three weeks.

[Ronan Kelly]

Bihar has reported 1,080 cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis to Feb 14 this year and averages about 15,000 cases each year. See this thread for figures; https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...paralysis-2015