Surveillance of poliovirus circulation among refugees in Italy, 2008-2011

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-63

  Tafuri, Silvio ^a   Chironna, Maria ^a   Martinelli, Domenico ^b   Sallustio, Anna ^a   Prato, Rosa ^b   Germinario, Cinzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSURVEILLANCE; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; ENTEROVIRUS; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; REFUGEE; SEWAGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFUGEES;

EID: 84855478858     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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