Transboundary nomadic population movement: a potential for import-export of poliovirus
Transboundary nomadic population movement: a potential for import-export of poliovirus
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Bawa, Samuel , Afolabi, Mojisola , Abdelrahim, Khalid , Abba, Goni , Ningi, Adamu , Tafida, Salome Yakubu , Tegegne, Sisay G. , Warigon, Charity , Nomhwange, Terna , Umar, Sadiq Abubakar , Aregay, Aron , Fanti, Ahmed , Ahmed, Bakoji , Nsubuga, Peter , Adamu, Usman , Braka, Fiona , Wondimagegnehu, Alemu and Shuaib, Faisal
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Nomadic populations have a considerably higher risk of contracting a number of diseases but, despite the magnitude of the public health risks involved, they are mostly underserved with few health policies or plans to target them. Nomadic population movements are shown to be a niche for the transmission of diseases, including poliomyelitis. The noma...
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Transboundary nomadic population movement: a potential for import-export of poliovirus
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_cc7c3ddfc91b4c4496e668b98e5eea20
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1471-2458
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1471-2458
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10.1186/s12889-018-6190-2
