Polio in Afghanistan: The Current Situation amid COVID-19.
Polio in Afghanistan: The Current Situation amid COVID-19.
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DOI：
10.4269/ajtmh.20-1010
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发表时间：
2020-10
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Lucero-Prisno DE
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Ahmadi A;Essar MY;Lin X;Adebisi YA;Lucero-Prisno DE
小儿麻痹症是一种致命的病毒性疾病，导致阿富汗许多儿童瘫痪。尽管为减少阿富汗的病例数作出了基本努力，主要是接种疫苗，但每年仍有许多儿童无法接种疫苗。阿富汗是仅存的两个小儿麻痹症流行国家之一，该国经历了阻碍根除这一疾病的各种挑战。潜在的挑战包括无法进入不安全的地区、文盲、拒绝，以及最近的COVID-19。该国正在与COVID-19作斗争，脊髓灰质炎几乎完全被忽视。令人遗憾的是，小儿麻痹症病例在该国不断增加，特别是在无小儿麻痹症的省份。在最初的封锁之后，许多企业已被允许恢复营业，但大规模脊髓灰质炎疫苗接种运动尚未重启。如果流行地区仍然没有接种疫苗或无法进入，新的脊髓灰质炎病例将激增。为了遏制脊髓灰质炎的进一步传播，阿富汗需要在COVID-19限制放松的情况下恢复全国挨家挨户的疫苗接种。
Polio is a deadly viral disease that has been paralyzing many children in Afghanistan. Despite fundamental efforts, primarily vaccination, to reduce the number of cases in Afghanistan, there are still many children who are deprived of the vaccine every year. Afghanistan is one of the two remaining countries endemic for polio, and the country has undergone various challenges that have hampered the eradication of this disease. The underlying challenges include inaccessibility of unsecured areas, illiteracy, refusal, and, most recently, COVID-19. The country is in the midst of a battle against COVID-19, and polio has almost entirely been neglected. Sadly, polio cases are increasing in the country, particularly in polio-free provinces. After an initial lockdown, many businesses have been allowed to resume, but the mass polio vaccination campaign has not restarted. New cases of polio will surge if endemic regions remain unvaccinated or inaccessible. To curb the further spread of polio, Afghanistan needs to resume nationwide house-to-house vaccination as restrictions due to COVID-19 are loosened.
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33.9
作者：
Martinez, Maureen;Shukla, Hemant;Gerhardt, Derek
通讯作者：
Gerhardt, Derek
DOI：
10.1093/infdis/jiu022
发表时间：
2014-11-01
期刊：
The Journal of infectious diseases
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