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Polio
The word 1 polio' has been striking the headlines during the recent weeks in Indian newspapers. A certain amount of scare has therefore been produced in the mind of the public. It is no doubt true that a fairly large number of cases of polio have been reported in Bombay city. A few isolated cases have also been reported from other parts of India like Delhi and Calcutta. It has not yet been deci...
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Excitement mounts as the global health and international development communities anticipate a polio-free world. Despite substantial political and logistical hurdles, only 223 cases of wild poliovirus in three countries were reported in 2012. Down 99% from the estimated 350,000 annual cases in 125 countries in 1988-this decline signals the imminent global eradication of polio. However, eliminati...
متن کاملPolio eradication.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JAMA
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0098-7484
DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.14.1780