Pakistan Has Just One New Polio Case, But Isn’t Declaring Victory Yet

MEHER AHMAD, NY Times: Science
Sun, 05/20/2018 - 10:17am

The country has come tantalizingly close to eradicating the virus in recent years, only to be foiled by instability, mistrust and attacks on vaccinators.

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