Wild Poliovirus Importation, Central African Republic1

Wild Poliovirus Importation, Central African Republic1

To the Editor: Since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched in 1988, indigenous transmission of wild poliovirus (WPV) has been interrupted in all countries except Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria (1). However, during 2003–2011, outbreaks resulting from importation of WPV occurred in 29 previously polio-free countries in Africa, including Central African Republic (CAR) (1–3). In ...

Wild Poliovirus Type 1, Central African Republic

1498 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 11, No. 9, September 2005 in the neutralization and blocking ELISA assays, mostly because of SLEV. Complete test results from these horses, as well as from Colombian cattle and chickens, will be presented elsewhere. These serologic data should be considered indirect evidence of WNV activity in Colombia. We encourage Colombian human and ...

Importation of wild poliovirus into Australia, July 2007.

Lessons from a public health emergency--importation of wild poliovirus to Israel.

n engl j med 371;11 nejm.org september 11, 2014 981 trict tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1.1 Additional analyses retrospectively confirmed that the virus had already been present in February 2013 in samples from sewage-treatment plants near the capital of the South district. The virus found in these samples was closely related to polioviruses that have been circulating in polioendemic...

An outbreak following importation of wild poliovirus in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, 2011

BACKGROUND After more than 10 years without a case of wild poliovirus (WPV) in China, an outbreak occurred in 2011 in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. METHODS Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) case surveillance was strengthened with epidemiological investigations and specimen collection and serological surveys were conducted among hospitalized patients. RESULTS There were 21 WPV cases and 23 ...