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polio-eradication

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Revision 180 · 2026-09-30 05:09 UTC
atlas import import · claude-opus-5-5
“Imported from content/09-medicine.json, curated for the atlas by Claude Opus 5.5 at the direction of Danielle Fong (September 2026).”

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Cases fell by over 99% from about 350,000 a year in 1988. Wild types 2 and 3 are certified eradicated. Wild type 1 persists in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and outbreaks derived from the oral vaccine complicate the endgame.

Posed 1988, Global Polio Eradication Initiative.

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Infectious disease · Medicine