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Polio eradication possible by year-end (Editorial) [1]

by Satnam Singh

Poliomyelitis was targeted for eradication by 2005. Regretfully, in 2008 India and Nigeria were the only two countries left still reporting indigenous cases, 517 and 758 respectively. In the latter part of 2008, Pakistan and Afghanistan did not report any cases and are looking forward to consolidate the gains in 2009.

Publication Date: 
16/01/2009
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Health Care [3], Immunisation [4], Child Health [5], Polio [6], India [7]

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