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Science 28 September 2007:
Vol. 317. no. 5846, p. 1842
DOI: 10.1126/science.317.5846.1842
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE:
Vaccine-Related Polio Outbreak in Nigeria Raises Concerns

Leslie Roberts

Northern Nigeria's ongoing outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus could be a serious setback for the global polio eradication campaign because it is occurring in a region where rumors about vaccine safety derailed vaccination efforts several years ago.

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Diplomacy And The Polio Immunization Boycott In Northern Nigeria.
J. R. Kaufmann and H. Feldbaum (2009)
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