Polio Information For Health Professionals
On this page:
Clinical features and epidemiology
Reporting
Vaccine information
ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports
Clinical features and epidemiology
- Poliomyelitis: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (PDF: 722MB/14 pages)
Poliomyelitis chapter in the CDC's Pink Book on vaccine-preventable diseases, 11th Edition (May 2009). Attention: Non-MDH link
- Images of Diseases: Polio
The CDC offers photos of the disease and people affected by the disease. Attention: Non-MDH link. Warning: Graphic medical images.
Reporting
- Reporting
Polio
All cases of polio must be reported to the Minnesota Department of Health. Find out what needs to be reported, who needs to report diseases, which forms to use and where to find out more about the disease.
Vaccine information
- Polio Vaccine Product Information and VIS
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Generic nameManufacturerPrescribing informationVISInactivated polio vaccine (IPV) Sanofi Pasteur IPOL Polio Vaccine: What You Need to Know Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated polio vaccine (DTaP-IPV)
GlaxoSmithKline Kinrix
- Ask the Experts: Polio Vaccine
Experts from the CDC answer challenging questions about vaccines and their administration. Attention: Non-MDH link
ACIP Recommendations and MMWR reports
- ACIP Recommendations: Poliomyelitis Prevention in the United States
May 19, 2000 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Attention: Non-MDH link
Spotlight
Frequently Requested
VISs
CDC fact sheets on vaccines.
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CDC Immunization Home
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Additional Resources
CDC Vaccines and Preventable Diseases Home
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CDC Travelers' Health Home
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