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December 17, 2013

Report: Polio-Hit Area in Syria Excluded from Vaccine Drive 
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Reuters reports a largely rebel-held area of Syria where polio broke out
this year was excluded from a 2012 government vaccination campaign. At
least 15 cases of polio have been recorded in the province of Deir
ez-Zor.

 

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