Volume 11, Number 9, September 2005

Wild Poliovirus Type 1, Central African Republic

Ionela Gouandjika-Vasilache,* Jean Kipela,† Regis Mbay Daba,‡ Vicroire Mokwapi,† Emmanuel Nambozuina,‡ Joseph Cabore,§ Omer Pasi,¶ and Didier Menard*
*Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic; †World Health Organization, Bangui, Central African Republic; ‡Ministry of Health, Bangui, Central African Republic; §World Health Organization, Yaounde, Cameroon; and ¶Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Figure. Supplementary immunization activities (SIA) areas, military conflicts, and migration movements, Central African Republic, 2001–2004. Gray star indicates first case of wild poliovirus type 1, Ombella-M'Poko (SR1), 2003; white stars indicate 2004 cases (1 in Ouham [SR3], 3 in Nana-Mambere [SR2], 3 in Sangha-Mbaere [SR2], and 23 in Mambere-Kadei [SR2]); circles indicate SIA areas, March–April 2004; arrows indicate 2001–2003 migration; dark gray shading indicates military conflict areas, 2001–2003.

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