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June 29, 1961New England Journal of Medicine

Paralytic Poliomyelitis in Massachusetts, 1959

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Population

157 cases of poliomyelitis (137 paralytic) reported in Massachusetts in 1959

Design

Case_series

Authors

SBSumner BerkovichGeorge Washington UniversityJPJack E. PickeringUniversity of EdinburghSKSidney KibrickBoston University

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Implication

Highlights Type 3 poliovirus outbreaks despite vaccines; leaves open relevance to modern surveillance and eradication strategies.

Structured PICO

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Population
157 cases of poliomyelitis (137 paralytic) reported in Massachusetts in 1959
O
Outcome
Incidence and characteristics of paralytic poliomyelitis cases

The 1959 Massachusetts poliomyelitis outbreak was the largest Type 3 poliovirus outbreak in the US that year and occurred despite vaccine availability.

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Berkovich et al. (1961) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a88736b054eefc4d777099fhttps://doi.org/10.1056/nejm196106292642601
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