Total eradication is impossible, but that doesn't mean fighting back is futile.

彻底地根除不大可能，但是，这并不意味着抗击是徒劳的。

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However, SNH board members have been advised that total eradication is the only viable option.

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Dr Kochi also challenges the foundation's recent proclamation that the total eradication of malaria is a realistic goal.

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