MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998 Nov 27;47(46):1001-5.
In 1988, the Regional Committee of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the World Health Organization (WHO) resolved to eliminate poliomyelitis by 2000. Substantial progress toward polio eradication has been achieved in the region. Surveillance for cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) and examination of stool specimens from AFP cases for the presence of poliovirus provide critical data to target supplemental vaccination activities. This report summarizes the progress in AFP and poliovirus surveillance in EMR from 1995 through September 1998 and highlights the importance of virologic investigations to determine whether viruses isolated represent indigenous transmission, importations, or laboratory contamination.
1988年，世界卫生组织（WHO）东地中海区域委员会（EMR）决定到2000年消除脊髓灰质炎。该区域在根除脊髓灰质炎方面已取得重大进展。对急性弛缓性麻痹（AFP）病例的监测以及对AFP病例粪便标本进行脊髓灰质炎病毒检测，为确定补充疫苗接种活动的目标提供了关键数据。本报告总结了1995年至1998年9月东地中海区域在AFP和脊髓灰质炎病毒监测方面取得的进展，并强调了病毒学调查对于确定分离出的病毒是代表本土传播、输入病例还是实验室污染的重要性。
