WHO Epi Report

Bob Sims · medicine forum addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 98

Poliomyelitis in Indonesia - update 8

4 July 2005

On 4 July 2005, 13 new polio cases were confirmed in Indonesia,
bringing
the total number of cases to 79. The new cases are from the provinces
of
Banten and West Java.

The recently confirmed cases in Sumatra and Central Java occurred
outside the area where an emergency 'mop-up' campaign was held from 31
May to 2 June, and again on 29 June. Sumatra and Central Java will be
included in the next phase of the large-scale immunization campaigns,
which will start from August. A large outbreak response immunization
targeting 78,000 children aged less than five years was held from 26
June around the case in Central Java.

Prior to this outbreak following an importation, Indonesia has not had
a
wild poliovirus case since 1995.

Guest · Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: WHO Epi Report

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