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Special report on cases of poliomyelitis among unvaccinated persons having familial contact with individuals who have received poliomyelitis vaccine
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May 14, 1955
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From May 7 to May 13, the Poliomyelitis Surveillance Unit in Atlanta received reports of 9 instances in which poliomyelitis developing among parents or siblings of children who had received poliomyelitis vaccine. A summary of the reported data is shown in the accompanying table.
This report has been prepared by Dr. Alexander D. Langmuir, Dr. Neal Nathanson, and Mr. Earl Diamond. Field investigations have been performed by the polio-wing Epidemic Intelligence Service officers: Dr. Helen A. Moore, Dr. Gerald M. Silverman, and Dr. Gerald D. LaVeck.
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Pages in Document:7 unnumbered pages
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