Protection against poliomyelitis in Europe

H Nokleby; H De Carvalho Gomes; K Johansen; P Kreidl

doi:10.2807/ese.15.17.19556-en

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Protection against poliomyelitis in Europe
H Nokleby¹ , H De Carvalho Gomes¹ , K Johansen¹ , P Kreidl¹
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Affiliations: ¹ European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden

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H Nokleby
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Citation style for this article: Nokleby H, De Carvalho Gomes H, Johansen K, Kreidl P. Protection against poliomyelitis in Europe. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(17):pii=19556. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.17.19556-en Received: 27 Apr 2010

Abstract

The reappearance of circulating wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV 1) in Tajikistan is the first outbreak from imported wild poliovirus since the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region was declared polio-free in 2002. The risk of poliomyelitis importation to the European Union and European Economic Area countries has probably not increased, but the current outbreak is a reminder that high vaccination coverage, monitoring of protective immunity and maintaining surveillance are important to sustain the present polio-free situation.