1887
Rapid communications Open Access
Like 0

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.

Loading

Article metrics loading...

/content/10.2807/ese.15.17.19556-en
2010-04-29
2024-12-22
/content/10.2807/ese.15.17.19556-en
Loading
Loading full text...

Full text loading...

/deliver/fulltext/eurosurveillance/15/17/art19556-en.htm?itemId=/content/10.2807/ese.15.17.19556-en&mimeType=html&fmt=ahah
Submit comment
Close
Comment moderation successfully completed
This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address
Approval was a Success
Invalid data
An Error Occurred
Approval was partially successful, following selected items could not be processed due to error