• Przegl Epidemiol · Jan 2010

    [Problems of prevention and control of poliomyelitis in Poland].

    • Wiesława Mazurowska-Magdzik, Bozenna Bucholc, Wiesława Janaszek-Seydlitz, Tomasz Szkoda, and Wiesław Magdzik.
    • Lecznica Fundacji "Zdrowie" w Warszawie.
    • Przegl Epidemiol. 2010 Jan 1;64(3):341-7.

    AbstractIn the fifties and the sixties of 20th century big epidemic and increasing numbers of poliomyelitis cases were observed in Poland as well in other countries of Europe and world. Inactivated Salk's vaccine in injections as well as oral attenuated vaccine were introduced to the control and prevention of this disease. As the result of it poliomyelitis was eradicated in American, European and of West Pacific Region of WHO. Since 1984 poliomyelitis cases were not registered in Poland, VAPP were observed in small numbers. Just now new vaccines with poliomyelitis component as Boostrix Polio and Adacel Polio are convenient to use as booster doses of poliomyelitis vaccine. Actually inactivated polio vaccine is used in majority of west European countries, USA, Canada, Australia. Inactivated vaccine in basic and attenuated vaccine in booster doses were used in Central and East European countries and only attenuated vaccine are used in big African, South and Central American countries, China, India and countries, witch were the part of past Soviet Union.

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