India 'close to wiping out polio'

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15425852

India has "never been closer" to wiping out polio, India's health minister has declared as he marked World Polio Day.

There have been no new cases for more than nine months, making it the longest polio-free period since the global eradication campaign was launched.

The only case reported this year was in the state of West Bengal in January. There were 39 cases reported over a similar period in 2010.

India is one of only four countries in the world where polio is still endemic.

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1. HUGE rec.

Awesome news!

[Firebrand Gary]

2. K&R

[MineralMan]

3. Yes, it's almost gone. Another decade and it may be eradicated

forever. I hope so. Thanks to a global vaccination program.

[laconicsax]

4. K&R!

[HuckleB]

5. Recommended!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. yay. honestly, i think anti-vaccine first worlders should visit india

to see what happens when people are not vaccinated

[mopinko]

7. people forget. we are spoiled.

i have a couple friends that are polio survivors, as i am the of the last generation when it was a threat in the us. amazing people who have lived a life of pain and disfigurement and struggle.

congratulations to the government in india for making this happen. investing in your people is the only way up, for any government.