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Polio eradication is likely much more difficult than smallpox eradication, prompting a recommended shift in global efforts from complete elimination to disease control.
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The paper argues that polio eradication may be unrealistic and efforts should focus on disease control.
Polio may be much more difficult to eradicate than smallpox. Efforts should shift from global eradication to a goal of bringing the disease under control.
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Arita et al. (2006) studied this question. Polio eradication is likely much more difficult than smallpox eradication, prompting a recommended shift in global efforts from complete elimination to disease control.
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