09/06/2017
Outbreak countries, Outbreak response, Vaccination campaigns
Syrian Arab Republic
Responding to an outbreak of vaccine-derived poliovirus: Interview with Michel Zaffran, WHO
Michel Zaffran, Director of Polio at WHO, talks to us about vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) and how WHO is working to stop the recent outbreak in Syria.
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