Key result
An outbreak of wild type 1 poliovirus in Albania and neighboring countries involved 145 subjects, causing persisting paralysis in 87 individuals and 16 deaths.
Population
145 subjects, mostly young adults, involved in a poliomyelitis epidemic in Albania, Yugoslavia, and Greece…
Authors
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Supports vigilance against poliovirus importation in Europe; leaves open current surveillance adequacy.
Observational (n=145)
Yes
The study highlights the risk of wild poliovirus importation into polio-free countries and emphasizes the need for continued vaccination and surveillance.
Fiore et al. (1998) conducted an observational in Poliomyelitis (n=145). Wild type 1 poliovirus infection was evaluated on Persisting paralysis and death. An outbreak of wild type 1 poliovirus in Albania and neighboring countries involved 145 subjects, causing persisting paralysis in 87 individuals and 16 deaths.
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