Laboratory Containment of Wild Poliovirus

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Laboratory Containment of Wild Polioviruses

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Laboratory Containment
•	Background
•	Rationale for Poliovirus Laboratory Containment
•	Global Action Plan



National Inventory
•	Instructions
•	Inventory Form
•	Tools for Institutions with Multiple Laboratories
•	Submit Results



Resources
•	Qs and As
	-	Polio Eradication
	-	Laboratory Containment
	-	Inventory Background
	-	Inventory Process
	-	Definition of Terms
•	Links



Support
•	Hotline

Valuable Internet Links

www.polioeradication.org - provides information about poliovirus, the disease and eradication strategies and progress

www.lastchild.org - provides information on the upcoming documentary on worldwide polio eradication. This site will be updated to include production stills, polio eradication news updates, a "cases remaining" countdown, a world map highlighting remaining polio areas, interview transcripts and more.

www.endofpolio.org - photo exhibition by Sebastião Salgado, documenting the final stages of the polio eradication campaign in the remaining endemic countries.

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This page last reviewed September 26, 2002
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United States Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office of the Director
National Vaccine Program Office