Polio Eradication & Rare Genetic Diseases

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Polio Eradication & Rare Genetic Diseases

New CDC blog post: What is a “rare disease”? Polio eradication and primary immunodeficiency.

CDC paper: Prevalence and morbidity of primary immunodeficiency diseases, United States 2001-2007.
Kobrynski L, Powell RW, Bowen S. J Clin Immunol. 2014 Nov;34(8):954-61.

Possible eradication of wild poliovirus type 3 — worldwide, 2012
Kew OM, et al. MMWR 2014 Nov 14; 63(45);1031-1033.

A world without polio.
Cochi SL, et al. J Infect Dis. (2014) 210 (suppl 1):S1-4.

Vaccine-derived polioviruses.
Cara C. Burns, et al.  J Infect Dis. (2014) 210 (suppl 1): S283-S293.

Poliovirus excretion among persons with primary immune deficiency disorders: summary of a seven-country study series.
Li L, et al. J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;210 Suppl 1:S368-72.

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