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Outbreak of poliomyelitis in Tajikistan in 2010: risk for importation and impact on polio surveillance in Europe?
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsEuropean Centre for Disease Prevention and Controlpeter.kreidl ecdc.europa.eu
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Citation style for this article: . Outbreak of poliomyelitis in Tajikistan in 2010: risk for importation and impact on polio surveillance in Europe?. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(17):pii=19558. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.17.19558-en Received: 27 Apr 2010
Abstract
On 23 April 2010, the World Health Organisation announced the confirmation of wild poliovirus serotype 1 (WPV1) in seven samples from children with Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Tajikistan, in the context of a multi-district cluster starting in December 2009. As of 28 April, 32 of 171 reported cases were laboratory-confirmed and most closely related to virus from Uttar Pradesh, India. This outbreak demonstrates the high risk that still exists for importation of wild poliovirus into polio-free regions.
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