The Division of Epidemiology, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
Euro Surveill. 2013 Sep 19;18(38):20586. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.es2013.18.38.20586.
Israel was certified as polio-free country in June 2002, along with the rest of the World Health Organization European Region. Some 11 years later, wild-type polio virus ₁ (WPV₁) was isolated initially from routine sewage samples collected between 7 and 13 April 2013 in two cities in the Southern district. WPV₁-specific analysis of samples indicated WPV₁ introduction into that area in early February 2013. National supplementary immunisation with oral polio vaccine has been ongoing since August 2013.
2002 年 6 月,以色列与世界卫生组织欧洲区域的其他国家一起被认证为无脊髓灰质炎国家。大约 11 年后,2013 年 4 月 7 日至 13 日,南部地区的两个城市从常规污水样本中首次分离出野生型脊髓灰质炎病毒 1 型(WPV1)。对样本的 WPV1 特异性分析表明,WPV1 于 2013 年 2 月初传入该地区。自 2013 年 8 月以来,一直在全国范围内开展口服脊髓灰质炎疫苗补充免疫。