An Outbreak of Wild Poliovirus in the Republic of Congo, 2010-2011 | Zendy

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An Outbreak of Wild Poliovirus in the Republic of Congo, 2010-2011

Author(s) -

Minal Patel,

Mandy Kader Kondé,

B. H. Didi-Ngossaki,

E. Ndinga,

Yogolelo Riziki,

Mbaye Salla,

Keith Shaba,

J.W. Everts,

Gregory L. Armstrong,

Danni Daniels,

Cara C. Burns,

Steven G.F. Wassilak,

Mark A. Pallansch,

Katrina Kretsinger

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis714

Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , poliomyelitis , case fatality rate , poliovirus , vaccination , population , herd immunity , pediatrics , virology , environmental health , virus

The Republic of Congo has had no cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) since 2000. In October 2010, a neurologist noted an abnormal number of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) among adults, which were later confirmed to be caused by WPV1.

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