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The reappearance of wild poliovirus type 1 in Tajikistan highlights the importance of maintaining high vaccination coverage and surveillance to sustain Europe's polio-free status.
Highlights the importance of maintaining high vaccination coverage and surveillance to sustain the polio-free status in Europe following an outbreak in Tajikistan.
The reappearance of circulating wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV 1) in Tajikistan is the first outbreak from imported wild poliovirus since the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region was declared polio-free in 2002. The risk of poliomyelitis importation to the European Union and European Economic Area countries has probably not increased, but the current outbreak is a reminder that high vaccination coverage, monitoring of protective immunity and maintaining surveillance are important to sustain the present polio-free situation.
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Nøkleby et al. (2010) conducted an editorial in Poliomyelitis. Vaccination and surveillance was evaluated. The reappearance of wild poliovirus type 1 in Tajikistan highlights the importance of maintaining high vaccination coverage and surveillance to sustain Europe's polio-free status.
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