re-emergence of wild polio virus (wpv) in east mediterranean region : a threat to world polio eradication program initiatives ?
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Re-emergence of Wild Polio Virus in East Mediterranean Region: A Threat to World Polio Eradication Program Initiatives?
DEAR EDITOR, About 27 countries, mainly Arabic speaking, of different World Health Organization (WHO) regional offices in East Mediterranean Region poses a threat to World Polio Eradication Initiatives due to re‐emergence of wild polio virus (WPV) as evidenced in these countries. The different WHO regions are European Regional Office (EURO), East Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) and African...
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international journal of preventive medicineجلد ۵، شماره ۶، صفحات ۸۰۲-۰
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