Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Relationship of Wild Type 1 Poliovirus Strains Circulating across Pakistan and Afghanistan Bordering Areas during 2010–2012

Pakistan and Afghanistan share a long uncontrolled border with extensive population movement on both sides. Wild poliovirus transmission has never been interrupted in this block due to war against terrorism, poor public health infrastructure, misconceptions about polio vaccines and inadequate immuni...

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Main Authors: Shaukat, Shahzad, Angez, Mehar, Alam, Muhammad Masroor, Sharif, Salmaan, Khurshid, Adnan, Malik, Farzana, Rehman, Lubna, Zaidi, Syed Sohail Zahoor
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4168008/