Outbreaks of Paralytic Poliomyelitis During 1996–2012: The Changing Epidemiology of a Disease in the Final Stages of Eradication | Zendy

Ondrej Mach | Zendy; Rudolf H. Tangermann | Zendy; Steve G. Wassilak | Zendy; Simarjit Singh | Zendy; Roland W. Sutter | Zendy

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Outbreaks of Paralytic Poliomyelitis During 1996–2012: The Changing Epidemiology of a Disease in the Final Stages of Eradication

Author(s) -

Ondrej Mach,

Rudolf H. Tangermann,

Steve G. Wassilak,

Simarjit Singh,

Roland W. Sutter

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jit454

Subject(s) - outbreak , poliomyelitis , case fatality rate , epidemiology , medicine , poliomyelitis eradication , transmission (telecommunications) , poliovirus , virology , environmental health , pediatrics , virus , electrical engineering , engineering

Despite substantial progress toward eradication of poliomyelitis, the risk of poliomyelitis outbreaks resulting from virus importations into polio-free areas persists. We reviewed the changing epidemiology of outbreaks in the final stages of the eradication initiative.

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