Risk of poliomyelitis importation and re-emergence in Laos

The declaration of poliomyelitis eradication in the western pacific region is scheduled for Oct 29, 2000, in Kyoto, Japan. Our survey in the border areas of the southeast Asia region, however, revealed that there remains a risk of re-emergence and importation of poliomyelitis into Laos. We report th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2000-10, Vol.356 (9240), p.1487-1488
Hauptverfasser:	Kuroiwa, Chushi, Vongphrachanh, Phengta, Chosa, Toru, Murakami, Hitoshi, Hashizume, Masahiro, Wakai, Susumu, Tanaka, Masahiro
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child, Preschool Clinics Emergence Human viral diseases Humans Importation Infant Infant, Newborn Infectious diseases Laos - epidemiology Medical sciences Muscle Hypotonia - prevention & control Paralysis - prevention & control Poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis - epidemiology Poliomyelitis - prevention & control Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral Population Surveillance Risk Factors Surveillance Tropical medicine Vaccines Viral diseases Viral diseases of the nervous system
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Zusammenfassung:	The declaration of poliomyelitis eradication in the western pacific region is scheduled for Oct 29, 2000, in Kyoto, Japan. Our survey in the border areas of the southeast Asia region, however, revealed that there remains a risk of re-emergence and importation of poliomyelitis into Laos. We report the evidence based on our border area investigations during the past 4 years under the bilateral supervision of the governments of Laos and Japan.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02874-9