| a polio intervention in east african refugees to nsw. | this paper summarises a public health intervention in sydney, nsw in late 2006 that resulted from the potential exposure of a number of refugees to polio virus while in transit in nairobi, kenya. the intervention involved the attempted follow-up of 113 persons at risk, assessment for symptoms and immunisation where indicated. no symptomatic cases were found. seventy-five people were immunised with inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine. the intervention highlighted the importance of close collaborati ... | 2009 | 19552853 |