The recent outbreaks and reemergence of poliovirus in war and conflict-affected areas

Highlights • Polio was found to be high in areas with high levels of conflict and instability. • Wars and conflict have also resulted in the reappearance of polio in countries that have been polio-free for decades. • Conflict, political instability, hard-to-reach populations, and poor infrastructure...

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Published in:International journal of infectious diseases 2016-08, Vol.49 (C), p.40-46
Main Authors: Akil, Luma, Ahmad, H. Anwar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Female
GIS
Global Health
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infectious Disease
Male
Middle East - epidemiology
Polio vaccination
Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis - epidemiology
Poliomyelitis - prevention & control
Poliovirus - isolation & purification
Poliovirus - physiology
Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral - administration & dosage
Population Surveillance
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Vaccination
War zones
Warfare
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Summary:Highlights • Polio was found to be high in areas with high levels of conflict and instability. • Wars and conflict have also resulted in the reappearance of polio in countries that have been polio-free for decades. • Conflict, political instability, hard-to-reach populations, and poor infrastructure continue to pose challenges to eradicating polio; each country has a unique set of challenges, which require local solutions. • Vaccination problems in some of the endemic countries, in addition to environmental and demographic characteristics related to crowding, population movement and sanitation, are also likely to play a role in the spread of poliovirus.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2016.05.025