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Science 12 May 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5775, pp. 852 - 854
DOI: 10.1126/science.1124959
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PUBLIC HEALTH:
Is Polio Eradication Realistic?

Isao Arita1*, Miyuki Nakane1, Frank Fenner2

Polio may be much more difficult to eradicate than smallpox. Efforts should shift from global eradication to a goal of bringing the disease under control.

1Agency for Cooperation in International Health, Kumamoto-City, 862-0901, Japan. 2The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.

*Author for correspondence. E-mail: arita{at}acih.com

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