Risk of poliomyelitis importation and re-emergence in Laos

Lancet

Volumn 356, Issue 9240, 2000, Pages 1487-1488

  Kuroiwa, Chushi ^a,b,c   Vongphrachanh, Phengta ^d   Chosa, Toru ^a   Murakami, Hitoshi ^a   Hashizume, Masahiro ^e   Wakai, Susumu ^e   Tanaka, Masahiro ^f  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMPORT DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LAOS; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034727447     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02874-9     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Polio surveillance in Laos: A two-year experience of active case search, 1994-96
2. Progress towards poliomyelitis eradication, South-East Asia, 1998-1999
3. Paralytic poliomyelitis: Seasoned strategies, disappearing disease