Screening of cases of acute flaccid paralysis for poliomyelitis eradication: ways to improve specificity.

The Pan American Health Organization in 1985 adopted an initiative to eradicate poliomyelitis from the Western Hemisphere. In 1990, over 2000 cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) were reported in this region, of which < 1% were determined to be caused by wild poliovirus. At present, the eradica...

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Main Authors: Andrus, J. K., de Quadros, C., Olivé, J. M., Hull, H. F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: World Health Organization 1992
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2393371/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1281445
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