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. 2023 Apr;29(4):414-416.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.12.005. Epub 2022 Dec 8.

Polio is back? The risk of poliomyelitis recurrence globally, and the legacy of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic

Concetta Castilletti  1 , Maria Rosaria Capobianchi  2
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Polio is back? The risk of poliomyelitis recurrence globally, and the legacy of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic

Concetta Castilletti et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: Death; Eradication; Permanent disability; Poliomyelitis; Sewage.

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