Title |
Cross-border collaboration between China and Myanmar for emergency response to imported vaccine derived poliovirus case
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Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, January 2015
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DOI | 10.1186/s12879-015-0745-y |
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Authors |
Hai-Bo Wang, Li-Fen Zhang, Wen-Zhou Yu, Ning Wen, Dong-Mei Yan, Jing-Jing Tang, Yong Zhang, Chun-Xiang Fan, Kathleen H Reilly, Wen-Bo Xu, Li Li, Zheng-Rong Ding, Hui-Ming Luo |
Abstract |
BackgroundThis report describes emergency response following an imported vaccine derived poliovirus (VDPV) case from Myanmar to Yunnan Province, China and the cross-border collaboration between China and Myanmar. Immediately after confirmation of the VDPV case, China disseminated related information to Myanmar with the assistance of the World Health Organization.MethodsA series of epidemiological investigations were conducted, both in China and Myanmar, including retrospective searches of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) coverage assessment, and investigation of contacts and healthy children.ResultsAll children <2 years of age had not been vaccinated in the village where the VDPV case had lived in the past 2 years. Moreover, most areas were not covered for routine immunization in this township due to vaccine shortages and lack of operational funds for the past 2 years.ConclusionsCross-border collaboration may have prevented a potential outbreak of VDPV in Myanmar. It is necessary to reinforce cross-border collaboration with neighboring countries in order to maximize the leverage of limited resources. |
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