Protection against poliomyelitis in Europe.
The reappearance of circulating wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV 1) in Tajikistan is the first outbreak from imported wild poliovirus since the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region was declared polio-free in 2002. The risk of poliomyelitis importation to the European Union and European Economic Area countries has probably not increased, but the current outbreak is a reminder that high vaccination coverage, monitoring of protective immunity and maintaining surveillance are important to sustain the present polio-free situation.
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden. hanne.nokleby@ecdc.europa.eu
De Carvalho Gomes
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Johansen
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Kreidl
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D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors