Key result
A localized outbreak of poliomyelitis at a boy-scout camp in western Massachusetts provided an opportunity for an epidemiologic study of virus carriers.
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This study describes the epidemiological investigation of a localized poliomyelitis outbreak at a boy-scout camp.
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May inform polio carrier screening in outbreaks; leaves open generalizability to modern or vaccinated populations.
Rubenstein et al. (1948) conducted an observational in Poliomyelitis. Poliomyelitis exposure was evaluated. A localized outbreak of poliomyelitis at a boy-scout camp in western Massachusetts provided an opportunity for an epidemiologic study of virus carriers.
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