Assessing and mitigating the risks for polio outbreaks in polio-free countries — Africa, 2013–2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 34, 2014, Pages 756-761

  Andre, McKenzie ^a   Wolff, Chris G ^b   Tangermann, Rudolf H ^b   Chenoweth, Paul ^b   Tallis, Graham ^b   Kamgang, Jean Baptiste ^a   Wassilak, Steven G F ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

AFGHANISTAN; AFRICA; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

AFGHANISTAN; AFRICA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84906861262     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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