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JAMA. 2009;301(23):2433-2436.

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MMWR. 2009;58:357-362

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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative began in 1988; by 2006, indigenous transmission of wild poliovirus (WPV) type 2 infection had been interrupted globally, and indigenous transmission of type 1 and 3 (WPV1 and WPV3) infection had been interrupted in all but four countries worldwide (Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan).¹ Despite this success in controlling indigenous transmission, during 2002-2006, 20 previously polio-free countries* in Africa and Asia had importations of WPV1 originating from Nigeria,^2-4 and three polio-free countries in Africa had WPV1 importations originating from India.¹ By the end of 2007, control efforts in all countries except Angola, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Niger, and Sudan had stopped transmission of WPV1 caused by these importations. However, during 2008-2009, multiple importations of WPV from countries with ongoing transmission resumed in Africa. This report describes 32 WPV importations into 15 African countries, resulting in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

WPV Importations, 2008-2009

West Central Africa

South Central Africa

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