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poliovirus

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po·li·o·vi·rus  (pl--vrs)
n. pl. po·li·o·vi·rus·es
An enterovirus, separable into three serotypes, that is the causative agent of poliomyelitis.
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Noun1.poliovirus - the virus causing poliomyelitis
enterovirus - any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)
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One year old Inayatullah resident of tehsil Matta in Swat was confirmed affected with poliovirus type 1, taking the reported polio cases during the year to 69, 38 of them from NWFP only.
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A global alert issued in July said the northern states of Nigeria have experienced a large polio outbreak in 2009 due to wild poliovirus type 3, with about 260 cases.
WHO: Nigeria home to large polio outbreak by Currie, Donya / The Nation's Health
ISLAMABAD, September 16, 2009 (Frontier Star ): The national health department has confirmed presence of poliovirus in two-year-old child resident of Matta area of Swat.
Another polio case registered, number rises to 50 by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan)
 
 
 
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