Polio anywhere is a risk everywhere
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2014.38.18Keywords:
polio, poliomyelitis, eradicationAbstract
This editorial highlights the importance of global eradication of poliovirus infections. While only 3 countries (Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan) have never interrupted indigenous poliovirus transmission, these countries have repeatedly seeded the virus to other countries with an increase in cases in recent years.
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