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Review
. 2007 Oct 27;335(7625):852-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39367.426655.AD.

Polio: an end in sight?

Toby Reynolds  1
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Review

Polio: an end in sight?

Toby Reynolds. BMJ. .

Abstract

Eradication of polio is proving more difficult than WHO expected, as the recent outbreak in Nigeria shows. Toby Reynolds takes a look at the current global situation

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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International spread of wild polioviruses, 2003-2007 (data from Global Polio Eradication Initiative)
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