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. 2010 May-Jun;17(3):203-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00392.x.

High level immunity against poliomyelitis in African and Asian refugees in southern Italy

Silvio Tafuri  1 , Domenico Martinelli, Livio Melpignano, Maria Teresa Balducci, Agata Calvario, Anna Bozzi, Rosa Prato, Cinzia Germinario
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High level immunity against poliomyelitis in African and Asian refugees in southern Italy

Silvio Tafuri et al. J Travel Med. 2010 May-Jun.
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of poliomyelitis immunization in refugees residing in the Asylum Seeker Center in Bari. The study was carried out during 2008 and involved 573 refugees. An antibody titer >or=1:8 was found in 99.6% for poliovirus 1, in 99.8% for poliovirus 2, and in 99.5% for poliovirus 3.

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