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Potential susceptible individuals to poliomyelitis in Austria

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This report presents the results of a vaccine coverage survey that was performed in the Tyrol (Austria) in 1997. The major finding is that pockets of children susceptible to poliomyelitis currently exist in the area, because of delayed immunisation. The cause for the delay is the practice of interrupting oral poliomyelitis vaccine (OPV) administration during summer months.

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  1. Istituto Superiore di Sanità, European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), Roma, Italy

    Peter Kreidl

  2. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK

    Wolfgang Hladik

  3. Gesundheitsamt Schwaz, Austria

    Johannes Schoech

  4. European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), Italy

    Olivier Ronveaux

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Kreidl, P., Hladik, W., Schoech, J. et al. Potential susceptible individuals to poliomyelitis in Austria. Eur J Epidemiol 16, 519–520 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007675904823

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