Publications
switch from oral to inactivated poliovirus vaccine in yogyakarta province, indonesia: summary of coverage, immunity, and environmental surveillance. | inactivated poliovirus vaccine (ipv) is rarely used in tropical developing countries. to generate additional scientific information, especially on the possible emergence of vaccine-derived polioviruses (vdpvs) in an ipv-only environment, we initiated an ipv introduction project in yogyakarta, an indonesian province. in this report, we present the coverage, immunity, and vdpv surveillance results. | 2014 | 25316854 |
polio and lameness in yogyakarta, indonesia. | this survey for residual paralysis among rural and urban children in central java shows an overall rate for polio lameness of 9/10 000 children. a recent rise in reported cases of acute poliomyelitis is reflected in paralysis rate among preschool children of 22/10 000. three quarters of cases occur before the third birthday. a majority of children below age 3 are lacking antibody titres to one or more types of polio virus, demonstrating the need for mass immunisation. a simple questionnaire dete ... | 1981 | 6270029 |
polio eradication: surveys of routine immunization coverage and seroprevalence against polioviruses, yogyakarta province, indonesia. | 2008 | 18240455 |