{"id":690,"date":"2016-06-24T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondpolio.org\/?p=690"},"modified":"2016-07-08T16:08:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T16:08:20","slug":"india-remains-polio-free-no-need-fear-virus-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpolio.org\/?p=690","title":{"rendered":"India Remains Polio Free, No Need to Fear Virus Strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-691 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpolio.org\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shutterstock_425786893_2-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beyondpolio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shutterstock_425786893_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beyondpolio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shutterstock_425786893_2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/beyondpolio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shutterstock_425786893_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beyondpolio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/shutterstock_425786893_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Despite an instance of Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (VDPV) detected earlier this month in India, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda says that the country remains polio free and that there\u2019s no need to panic. The strain of the polio virus was detected in laboratory tests of samples collected from a sewage treatment plant. \u00a0&#8220;I would like to tell people that this VDPV is not a case of wild polio virus,\u201d he said during a vaccination drive. \u201cNo incidence of polio virus has been reported for the past five years. The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified that India is polio free&#8230; India remains polio virus free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the full article, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/india-remains-polio-free-no-need-to-fear-virus-strain-jp-nadda-1422761\" target=\"_blank\">visit NDTV.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite an instance of Vaccine Derived Polio Virus (VDPV) detected earlier this month in India, Union Health Minister J. P. 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