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. 2013 Sep 19;18(38):20586.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.38.20586.

Insidious reintroduction of wild poliovirus into Israel, 2013

E Anis  1 , E Kopel, S R Singer, E Kaliner, L Moerman, J Moran-Gilad, D Sofer, Y Manor, L M Shulman, E Mendelson, M Gdalevich, B Lev, R Gamzu, I Grotto
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Insidious reintroduction of wild poliovirus into Israel, 2013

E Anis et al. Euro Surveill. .
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  • Euro Surveill. 2013;18(49):pii/20651

Abstract

Israel was certified as polio-free country in June 2002, along with the rest of the World Health Organization European Region. Some 11 years later, wild-type polio virus ₁ (WPV₁) was isolated initially from routine sewage samples collected between 7 and 13 April 2013 in two cities in the Southern district. WPV₁-specific analysis of samples indicated WPV₁ introduction into that area in early February 2013. National supplementary immunisation with oral polio vaccine has been ongoing since August 2013.

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