The recent outbreaks and reemergence of poliovirus in war and conflict-affected areas

Background: Poliomyelitis is a highly infectious disease caused by poliovirus, which becomes difficult to manage/eradicate in politically unstable areas. The objectives of this study were to determine the movement and management of such polio outbreaks in endemic countries and countries with reoccur...

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Main Authors: Luma Akil, H. Anwar Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310682