World Health Organization (WHO) has declared India free from which of the following diseases?

Trachoma

Avian Influenza (H5N8 and H5N1)

Yaws

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Recently, India declared itself free from Trachoma, a chronic infective disease of the eye. As per the National Trachoma Survey Report (2014-17), the current overall prevalence found in the country is only 0.7%. However, this is still much below the elimination criteria of infective trachoma as defined by the WHO. Similarly, in June 2017, India declared itself free from highly pathogenic Avian Influenza- H5N1 and H5N8. Yaws is a kind of chronic bacterial infection which mostly affects skin, bones and joints. In 2016, WHO and UNICEF declared India free of Yaws.

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3 Only Recently, India declared itself free from Trachoma, a chronic infective disease of the eye. As per the National Trachoma Survey Report (2014-17), the current overall prevalence found in the country is only 0.7%. However, this is still much below the elimination criteria of infective trachoma as defined by the WHO. Similarly, in June 2017, India declared itself free from highly pathogenic Avian Influenza- H5N1 and H5N8. Yaws is a kind of chronic bacterial infection which mostly affects skin, bones and joints. In 2016, WHO and UNICEF declared India free of Yaws.

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