Syria's polio epidemic: The suppressed truth

New York Review of Books

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Sparrow, Annie ^a  

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EID: 84894135343     PISSN: 00287504     EISSN: 19447744     Source Type: Journal    
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1. Oxford Research Group, Stolen Futures: The Hidden Toll of Child Casualties in Syria, November 2013.
2. The last confirmed case was imported in 1999. VDVP (type 2) was isolated from one or more immundeficient persons in 2006.
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7. Syrian Arab Republic Polio Situation Report No. 1, November 7, 2013.
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9. "Paralysis: How Political Deadlock Is Failing to Stop Polio in Syria," Médecins Sans Frontières blog, December 11, 2013.
10. "Over 23 Million Children to Be Vaccinated in Mass Polio Immunization Campaign Across Middle East," UNICEF and WHO joint press release, December 9, 2013.
11. Syrian Integrated Needs Assessment, led by OCHA.