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Article: Wild poliovirus importations--West and Central Africa, January 2003-March 2004.(Brief Article)
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- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- May 28, 2004
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Since the 1988 World Health Assembly resolution to eradicate poliomyelitis (1), three World Health Organization (WHO) regions (Americas, European, and Western Pacific) have been certified polio-free, and the number of countries with endemic polio has decreased from 125 in 1988 to six in 2003 (Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Niger, Nigeria, and Pakistan). During January 2003-March 2004, importations of wild poliovirus (WPV) occurred in eight countries that were previously polio-free: five in the West African block * (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo) and three in the Central African block (Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Chad), resulting in 63 polio ...