Imported case of poliomyelitis, Melbourne, Australia, 2007.
Wild poliovirus-associated paralytic poliomyelitis has not been reported in Australia since 1977. We report type 1 wild poliovirus infection in a man who had traveled from Pakistan to Australia in 2007. Poliomyelitis should be considered for patients with acute flaccid paralysis or unexplained fever who have been to poliomyelitis-endemic countries.
Stewardson
Andrew J
AJ
Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. andrew.stew@rdson.net
Roberts
Jason A
JA
Beckett
Carolyn L
CL
Prime
Hayden T
HT
Loh
Poh-Sien
PS
Thorley
Bruce R
BR
Daffy
John R
JR
D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011859:Radiography; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult