POLIOMYELITIS OUTBREAK - British Guyana

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Date

1962-1963

Description

Group picture of boys in Rupununi, Guiana (now Guyana) . British Guiana, had a Poliomyelitis Epidemic in British Guiana, 1962-63. Rupununi is a region located in the South-West of Guiana, bordering the Brazilian Amazon.

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Citation

“POLIOMYELITIS OUTBREAK - British Guyana,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed April 23, 2024, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/6451.