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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Le Menach, Arnaud ; Llosa, Augusto E. ; Mouniaman-Nara, Isabelle ; Kouassi, Felix ; Ngala, Joseph ; Boxall, Naomi ; Porten, Klaudia ; Grais, Rebecca F.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Infant Male Poliomyelitis Poliovirus Poliovirus Vaccines Risk Factors Vaccination Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(8):1506-1509.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Congo ; Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9cdbe373cdb5395ca6130957f706109024dfe971525476eb208e7531c0d3a2b2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24225/cdc_24225_DS1.pdf
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