Active surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis in poliomyelitis high-risk areas in southern China

• Main Authors: Chiba Yasuo (Author), Hikita Kazuo (Author), Matuba Tsuyoshi (Author), Chosa Tooru (Author), Shinji Kyogoku (Author), Jingjian Yu (Author), Zhao Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: On 29 October 2000 poliomyelitis was officially declared to have been eradicated from the Western Pacific Region. This article describes the results of surveillance for cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in China during the final phase of the eradication effort. METHODS: We conducted...