April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

April 1, 2026

Science Chronicle

A Science and Technology Blog

Author: Giridhara Babu

Communicable diseasecVDPV2National Polio Surveillance NetworkPolio

Disbanding the polio surveillance network may undermine all gains, disrupt disease control efforts

At a time when 99 polio cases were reported in Pakistan and Afghanistan last year and 18 cases as of July 15, 2025, and 297 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases were reported last year, with the majority of them being from six countries, the decision to wind down the polio surveillance programme in India would undo the hard-gained achievement

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Public HealthStampede

Preventing celebrations from becoming tragedies – A public health approach to avoiding stampedes

From a public health perspective, the avoidable deaths from stampedes necessitate careful planning in places that regularly or occasionally host significant events

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