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Polio to be eradicated from India soon [1]

JAIPUR: India is close to eradicating polio, a dreaded disease of the 20th century. "Only one polio case was found in 2011, which means it will soon be eradicated," Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, regional director, WHO South East Asia Region (SEAR) told TOI.

Publication Date: 
07/09/2011
Times Of India (Jaipur) [2]
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Polio [3], WHO [4], Howrah (D) [5], West Bengal [6], Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare [7], Tuberculosis [8], AIDS [9], Infectious Diseases [10]
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