Epidemiological Update, Detection of imported wild poliovirus in environmental samples (21 June 2014)
Actualización Epidemiológica, Detección de poliovirus salvaje importado en muestras ambientales (21 junio 2014)
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On 18 June 2014, the Brazil International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) reported the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples collected in March 2014 at the International Airport of Viracopos located in Campinas, Sao Paulo. The WPV1 was detected in sewage only. The isolate was detected trough routine environmental surveillance in Brazil that includes regular testing of sewage water from multiple sites. Brazil has been carrying out this routine surveillance for over 20 years. To date, there has been no reported suspected or confirmed case of paralytic polio in the country. El 18 de junio de 2014, el Centro Nacional de Enlace para el Reglamento Sanitario Internacional (CNE) de Brasil notificó la detección de poliovirus salvaje tipo 1 (WPV1) en muestras de aguas residuales recogidas en marzo de 2014, en el aeropuerto internacional de Viracopos, situado en Campinas, Sao Paulo. El WPV1 fue detectado sólo en aguas residuales. El virus se detectó como parte de las actividades de vigilancia rutinaria que el país realiza analizando aguas residuales. Brasil realiza este tipo de vigilancia desde hace más de 20 años. Hasta la fecha, no se ha reportado ningún caso sospechoso o confirmado de poliomielitis por poliovirus en el país.
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