ON WORLD Polio Day Sun 27 Oct, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) officially declared the world free of wild poliovirus (WPV) type 3, due to determined vaccination programs, and emphasised its commitment to achieving the same for the final remaining strain, type 1.
All types of WPV have been eradicated in Australia since 2002.
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