Importation and circulation of poliovirus in Bulgaria in 2001

• Main Authors: Kojouharova Mira (Author), L.F. Zuber Patrick (Author), Gyurova Snejana (Author), Fiore Lucia (Author), Buttinelli Gabriele (Author), Kunchev Angel (Author), Vladimirova Nadejda (Author), Korsun Neli (Author), Filipova Radosveta (Author), Boneva Roumiana (Author), Gavrilin Eugene (Author), Deshpande Jagadish M. (Author), Oblapenko George (Author), Wassilak Steven G. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize the circumstances in which poliomyelitis occurred among three children in Bulgaria during 2001 and to describe the public health response. METHODS: Bulgarian authorities investigated the three cases of polio and their contacts, conducted faecal and serological screening of...