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Wild poliovirus type 3 declared eradicated

Today, on World Polio Day, wild poliovirus type 3 has been declared eradicated by a commission of the World Health Organization. The last case of type 3 poliomyelitis was recorded in 2012 in Nigeria. Because wild poliovirus type 2 was declared eradicated in 2015, now only wild poliovirus type 1 continues to circulate, causing paralysis …

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TWiV 567: Outbreaks and a breakout

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TWiV 459: Polio turns over a new leaf

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