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Molecular characterization and phylogenetic relationship of wild type 1 poliovirus strains circulating across Pakistan and Afghanistan bordering areas during 2010-2012.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Shaukat Shahzad, Angez Mehar, Alam Muhammad Masroor, Sharif Salmaan, Khurshid Adnan, Malik Farzana, Rehman Lubna, Zaidi Syed Sohail Zahoor
Abstract excerpt
Pakistan and Afghanistan share a long uncontrolled border with extensive population movement on both sides. Wild poliovirus transmission has never been interrupted in this block due to war against terrorism, poor public health infrastructure, misconceptions about polio vaccines and inadequate immunization activities. All these issues complicate the eradication operations and reinforce the complexity of wiping out...
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