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Review
. 2005 Nov 26;331(7527):1261-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1261.

The human story

R Bruce Aylward  1 , Maureen Birmingham
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Review

The human story

R Bruce Aylward et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Eradicating human pathogens is a young science, and there is still much to learn about its role in controlling existing and emerging diseases

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The wild polio virus up close Credit: GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION PROGRAMME
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