Q16 · UPSC current affairs · 29 August 2026 · PIB · Indias Progress Towards National Malaria Elimination Target 2030

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In the context of public health and epidemiology, an 'Indigenous Case' of a vector-borne disease refers to:

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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