Potential for international spread of wild poliovirus via travelers

The endgame of polio eradication is hampered by the international spread of poliovirus via travelers. In response to ongoing importations of poliovirus into polio-free countries, on 5 May 2014, WHO’s Director-General declared the international spread of wild poliovirus a public health emergency of i...

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Hauptverfasser: Wilder-Smith, Annelies (VerfasserIn) , Leong, Wei-Yee (VerfasserIn) , Lopez, Luis Fernandez (VerfasserIn) , Amaku, Marcos (VerfasserIn) , Quam, Mikkel (VerfasserIn) , Khan, Kamran (VerfasserIn) , Massad, Eduardo (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 4 June 2015
In: BMC medicine
Year: 2015, Jahrgang: 13
ISSN:1741-7015
DOI:10.1186/s12916-015-0363-y
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0363-y
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Verfasserangaben:Annelies Wilder-Smith, Wei-Yee Leong, Luis Fernandez Lopez, Marcos Amaku, Mikkel Quam, Kamran Khan and Eduardo Massad
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Zusammenfassung:The endgame of polio eradication is hampered by the international spread of poliovirus via travelers. In response to ongoing importations of poliovirus into polio-free countries, on 5 May 2014, WHO’s Director-General declared the international spread of wild poliovirus a public health emergency of international concern. Our objective was to develop a mathematical model to estimate the international spread of polio infections.
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ISSN:1741-7015
DOI:10.1186/s12916-015-0363-y