IHR Emergency Committee Provides Statement On International Spread Of Poliovirus

World Health Organization: Polio: Statement of the Twenty-first IHR Emergency Committee
This statement provides a summary describing the outcomes of the 21st meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the international spread of poliovirus, convened at WHO headquarters on May 14, 2019. The committee reviewed data on wild poliovirus and vaccine derived poliovirus and offered recommendations to control the spread of the virus (5/29).

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