title: A role for the private sector in poliomyelitis surveillance?
abstract: In order to identify all cases of acute flaccid paralysis as quickly as possible, most countries need to include private health providers in their poliomyelitis surveillance systems. Ways of achieving this are considered below.
authors.affiliation: Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287-2080.
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D014943:Global Health; D006266:Health Education; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D017149:Private Sector