Epidemiological Alert, Poliomyelitis due to wild poliovirus, Protocol for response to imported case of poliomyelitis due to wild poliovirus (3 October 2011)
Alerta Epidemiológica, Poliomielitis por poliovirus salvaje, Protocolo para la respuesta ante casos importados de poliomielitis debido a polio virus salvaje (3 octubre 2011)
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The last case of wild poliovirus occurred in the Americas in 1991 and as of the 28th of September 2011 wild poliovirus continued to circulate in 26 countries located in Asia and Africa. As of the 28th of September 2011, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative had reported 410 cases of poliomyelitis caused by wild poliovirus; 153 were registered in endemic countries and 257 in non-endemic countries. Of the total registered cases, 352 were due to wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) and 58 to wild virus type 3 (WPV3). El último caso de poliovirus salvaje se presentó en las Américas en el año 1991 y hasta el 28 de septiembre el poliovirus salvaje se encuentra circulando en 26 países localizados en Asia y África. Hasta el 28 de septiembre de 2011, la Iniciativa Global para la Erradicación de la Poliomielitis registró a nivel mundial 410 casos de poliomielitis causados por el virus salvaje, de los cuales 153 se registraron en países endémicos y 257 en países no endémicos. Del total de casos registrados, 352 fueron debidos al virus salvaje tipo (WPV1) y 58 al virus salvaje tipo 3 (WPV3).
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