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--Wiping out Polio: How the US Snuffed out a Kille ...

WIPING OUT POLIO: HOW THE U.S. SNUFFED OUT A KILLER by Jason Beaubien, National Public Radio Best viewed at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/10/162670836/wiping-out-polio-how-the-u-s-snuffed-out-a-killer October 15, 2012 Sixty years ag ... read more

-- At Polio's Epicenter in Battle Chaos and Indiff ...

AT POLIO'S EPICENTER, VACCINATORS BATTLE CHAOS AND INDIFFERENCE by Jason Beaubien Kano, in northern Nigeria, has been called the "epicenter" of the current polio outbreak. This part of Nigeria is the only place in the world where polio cases ar ... read more

-- How the Taliban is Thwarting the War on Polio

How The Taliban Is Thwarting The War On Polio by Jackie Northam October 17, 2012 Best viewed, with photos, at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/17/162595455/how-the-taliban-is-thwarting-the-war-on-polio   A child is inoculated with t ... read more

--With an Army of Vaccinators, India Subdues Poli ...

With An Army Of Vaccinators, India Subdues Polio Best viewed at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/18/162739833/with-an-army-of-vaccinators-india-subdues-polio by Julie McCarthy October 18, 2012 Twice a year, an army of 2 million volunte ... read more

-- Polio in Nigeria

    POLIO IN NIGERIA ‘Continuing WPV transmission in Nigeria poses an ongoing risk for WPV reintroduction into polio-free countries and is a major obstacle to the success of global eradication. Recent initiatives by government ... read more

-- The Effect of Mass Immunization Campaigns and n ...

THE EFFECT OF MASS IMMUNISATION CAMPAIGNS AND NEW ORAL POLIOVIRUS VACCINES ON THE INCIDENCE OF POLIOMYELITIS IN PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN, 2001—11: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS Original Text Dr Kathleen M O'Reilly PhD a , Elias Durry MD b, Oba ... read more

WHAT'S NEW THIS TUESDAY: THREE ON POLIO: NIGERIA, ...

  THREE ON POLIO: NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN   POLIO IN NIGERIA ‘Continuing WPV transmission in Nigeria poses an ongoing risk for WPV reintroduction into polio-free countries and is a major obstacle to the success of g ... read more

WHAT'S NEW THIS THURSDAY: IMB REPORT, POLIO ERADIC ...

IMB REPORT, POLIO ERADICATION/ IMB DISCUSSION ON NIGERIA Summary is at http://www.polioeradication.org/Portals/0/Document/Aboutus/Governance/IMB/7IMBMeeting/7IMB_ReportSummary_EN.pdf   Full text is at http://www.polioeradication.org/Portals/0 ... read more