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. As wild poliovirus type 2 was declared eraidcated in 2015, now only wild poliovirus type 1 continues to circulate, causing paralysis […]
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