Poliomyelitis Outbreak,Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010–February 2011

On November 4, 2010, the Republic of the Congo declared a poliomyelitis outbreak. A cross-sectional survey in Pointe-Noire showed poor sanitary conditions and low vaccination coverage (55.5%), particularly among young adults. Supplementary vaccination should focus on older age groups in countries wi...

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Autores principales: Le Menach, Arnaud, Llosa, Augusto E., Mouniaman-Nara, Isabelle, Kouassi, Felix, Ngala, Joseph, Boxall, Naomi, Porten, Klaudia, Grais, Rebecca F.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21801636
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.110195
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author Le Menach, Arnaud
Llosa, Augusto E.
Mouniaman-Nara, Isabelle
Kouassi, Felix
Ngala, Joseph
Boxall, Naomi
Porten, Klaudia
Grais, Rebecca F.
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Llosa, Augusto E.
Mouniaman-Nara, Isabelle
Kouassi, Felix
Ngala, Joseph
Boxall, Naomi
Porten, Klaudia
Grais, Rebecca F.
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description On November 4, 2010, the Republic of the Congo declared a poliomyelitis outbreak. A cross-sectional survey in Pointe-Noire showed poor sanitary conditions and low vaccination coverage (55.5%), particularly among young adults. Supplementary vaccination should focus on older age groups in countries with evidence of immunity gaps.
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spelling pubmed-33815702012-06-28 Poliomyelitis Outbreak,Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010–February 2011 Le Menach, Arnaud Llosa, Augusto E. Mouniaman-Nara, Isabelle Kouassi, Felix Ngala, Joseph Boxall, Naomi Porten, Klaudia Grais, Rebecca F. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch On November 4, 2010, the Republic of the Congo declared a poliomyelitis outbreak. A cross-sectional survey in Pointe-Noire showed poor sanitary conditions and low vaccination coverage (55.5%), particularly among young adults. Supplementary vaccination should focus on older age groups in countries with evidence of immunity gaps. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3381570/ /pubmed/21801636 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.110195 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Dispatch
Le Menach, Arnaud
Llosa, Augusto E.
Mouniaman-Nara, Isabelle
Kouassi, Felix
Ngala, Joseph
Boxall, Naomi
Porten, Klaudia
Grais, Rebecca F.
Poliomyelitis Outbreak,Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010–February 2011
title Poliomyelitis Outbreak,Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010–February 2011
title_full Poliomyelitis Outbreak,Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010–February 2011
title_fullStr Poliomyelitis Outbreak,Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010–February 2011
title_full_unstemmed Poliomyelitis Outbreak,Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010–February 2011
title_short Poliomyelitis Outbreak,Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo, September 2010–February 2011
title_sort poliomyelitis outbreak,pointe-noire, republic of the congo, september 2010–february 2011
topic Dispatch
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