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Alternative Title:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6608a6
Personal Author:
Mbaeyi, Chukwuma ; Ryan, Michael J. ; Smith, Philip ; Mahamud, Abdirahman ; Farag, Noha ; ... More +
Mbaeyi, Chukwuma ; Ryan, Michael J. ; Smith, Philip ; Mahamud, Abdirahman ; Farag, Noha ; Haithami, Salah ; Sharaf, Magdi ; Jorba, Jaume C. ; Ehrhardt, Derek Less -
Description:
As the world advances toward the eradication of polio, outbreaks of wild poliovirus (WPV) in polio-free regions pose a substantial risk to the timeline for global eradication. Countries and regions experiencing active conflict, chronic insecurity, and large-scale displacement of persons are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks because of the disruption of health care and immunization services (1). A polio outbreak occurred in the Middle East, beginning in Syria in 2013 with subsequent spread to Iraq (2). The outbreak occurred 2 years after the onset of the Syrian civil war, resulted in 38 cases, and was the first time WPV was detected in Syria in approximately a decade (3,4). The national governments of eight countries designated the outbreak a public health emergency and collaborated with partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to develop a multiphase outbreak response plan focused on improving the quality of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance* and administering polio vaccines to >27 million children during multiple rounds of supplementary immunization activities (SIAs).| Successful implementation of the response plan led to containment and interruption of the outbreak within 6 months of its identification. The concerted approach adopted in response to this outbreak could serve as a model for responding to polio outbreaks in settings of conflict and political instability.
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Disease Outbreaks
Full Report
Humans
Immunization Programs
Poliomyelitis
Poliovirus
Poliovirus Vaccines
Warfare

Source:
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 66(8):227-231.
Pubmed ID:
28253229
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5657899
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Middle East
Collection(s):
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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