A
A case imported directly from an endemic foreign country.
B
A locally contracted disease case with no history of travel to an endemic area outside the local zone.
C
An infection transmitted exclusively through contaminated water supplies.
D
A genetically mutated strain of a parasite resistant to all known drugs.
Correct answer: (b) A locally contracted disease case with no history of travel to an endemic area outside the local zone.
Explanation
Option B is correct because an indigenous case is defined as a locally contracted disease case with no history of travel to an endemic area outside the local zone. Options A, C, and D misinterpret the term.
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