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

• Hauptverfasser: Chiba Yasuo (Verfasst von), Hikita Kazuo (Verfasst von), Matuba Tsuyoshi (Verfasst von), Chosa Tooru (Verfasst von), Shinji Kyogoku (Verfasst von), Jingjian Yu (Verfasst von), Zhao Wang (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: The World Health Organization, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: 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...