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. 2022 Sep;85(3):334-363.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.05.038. Epub 2022 Jun 2.

The resurgence of wild poliovirus in Pakistan and Afghanistan: A new setback for polio eradication

Muhammad Suleman Rana  1 , Rana Jawad Asghar  2 , Muhammad Usman  3 , Aamer Ikram  3 , Muhammad Salman  3 , Massab Umair  3 , Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi  3 , Muhammad Anas  3 , Nadeem Ullah  3
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The resurgence of wild poliovirus in Pakistan and Afghanistan: A new setback for polio eradication

Muhammad Suleman Rana et al. J Infect. 2022 Sep.
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Wild poliovirus outbreak in the border area of Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2022.
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