Investigation of Elevated Case-Fatality Rate in Poliomyelitis Outbreak in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, 2010 | Zendy

Christopher J. Gregory | Zendy; Serigne M. Ndiaye | Zendy; Minal Patel | Zendy; E. Hakizamana | Zendy; Kathleen Wannemuehler | Zendy; E. Ndinga | Zendy; Simon Chu | Zendy; P. Talani | Zendy; Katrina Kretsinger | Zendy

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Investigation of Elevated Case-Fatality Rate in Poliomyelitis Outbreak in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, 2010

Author(s) -

Christopher J. Gregory,

Serigne M. Ndiaye,

Minal Patel,

E. Hakizamana,

Kathleen Wannemuehler,

E. Ndinga,

Simon Chu,

P. Talani,

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/cis715

Subject(s) - poliomyelitis , medicine , outbreak , case fatality rate , polio vaccination , demography , wasting , paralysis , environmental health , poliovirus , pediatrics , surgery , virology , population , virus , sociology

Multiple cases of paralysis, often resulting in death, occurred among young adults during a wild poliovirus (WPV) type 1 outbreak in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, in 2010. We conducted an investigation to identify factors associated with fatal outcomes among persons with poliomyelitis in Pointe Noire.

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