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World Health Organization declares European zone free of polio.
2002 JUL 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The World Health Organization has declared its European zone, which includes former Soviet republics and almost 1 billion people, free of the polio virus.
Southeastern Turkey was the last area in the region to have had polio. The final case was reported there in November 1998 along the Iranian border.
The European zone, which has 51 countries and 873 million inhabitants, was the third WHO region decreed free of polio. The Americas were certified polio-free in 1994, followed by the Western Pacific region 3 years later.
To be certified poliomyelitis-free, a region must prove that 3 years of extensive …
- World Health Organization declares European zone free of polio.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA July 21, 2002 700+ words
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Source: HighBeam Research, World Health Organization declares European zone free of polio.
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