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Al-Tawfiq JA, Kattan RF, Almoallem SAS, Altawfiq KJ, Mohsni E, Memish ZA. Worldwide poliomyelitis outbreaks: should mass gathering organizers be concerned? J Travel Med 2023; 30:6798397. [PMID: 36331257 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taac128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
The polio is the longest PHEIC and the continued occurrence of outbreaks of cVDPV would put further risks globally. The binary nature of PHEIC declarations would not support the continued polio PHEIC due to the requirement of tiered or graded strategies to combat such diseases.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jaffar A Al-Tawfiq
- Infectious Disease Unit, Specialty Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division Head Inpatient General Pediatrics, Pediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Programme Essaha Aziza, Union Européenne, Pôle Centre, Tunisie, Tunisia
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- Al-Faisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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