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Who’s to Blame for Global Polio Emergency?
Crisis
This week, the WHO declared polio an international “public health emergency,” and it’s far from over. Anti-vaxxers, poor infrastructure, and civil war are some of the many problems exacerbating the disease’s spread.
Kent Sepkowitz
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May 6 2014
10:12AM EDT
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