Question: Recently Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, inaugurated the Paragonimiasis Research Lab (PRL) in which of the following city?
(a) Manipur
(b) Kohima
(c) Agartala
(d) Rampur
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On 19 April 2016 Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the Paragonimiasis Research Lab (PRL) at the Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) in Kohima, Nagaland.
- Paragoimiasis is a food borne parasitic infection caused by eating under cooked crab or crayfish.
- It has been endemic in Nagaland and about half of the patients attending the TB clinic were actually suffering from pulmonary paragonimiasis.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=139065
http://www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/State/StateNews.aspx?news=TkVXUzEwMDA5NjIwOQ%3D%3D