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Polio spreads to western darfur
Lancet Neurology
  • Khabir Ahmed, Aga Khan University
Publication Date
8-1-2004
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Abstract

A 5-year-old Sudanese girl has been infected by poliovirus in the violence-hit Western Darfur region in Sudan, which had been polio-free for more than 3 years. WHO's David Heymann called it “the latest setback” to progress made by Africa in eradicating polio.

Citation Information
Khabir Ahmed. "Polio spreads to western darfur" Lancet Neurology Vol. 3 Iss. 8 (2004) p. 450
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/khabir_ahmed/63/