title: The fight against polio takes a tragic toll, but it must continue.
abstract: The recent news that seven policemen in Pakistan were killed while guarding polio vaccination workers in Karachi was tragic, especially when we are close to eradicating polio from the only two remaining countries where the virus is considered endemic - Pakistan and Afghanistan.
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D006708:Homicide / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016495:Police / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines