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Travelers to Polio-Ridden Nations May Need Booster Shots: CDC
By JoNel Aleccia
U.S. travelers heading for long-term visits to 10 countries with active polio transmission should get booster shots to prevent further spread of the potentially paralyzing disease, health officials cautioned this week.
Anyone going for more than four weeks to Pakistan, Cameroon or Syria ? places that have spread wild polio virus to other countries ? should ensure that they get an additional dose of vaccine a month before international travel...
Travelers to Polio-Ridden Nations May Need Booster Shots: CDC
By JoNel Aleccia
U.S. travelers heading for long-term visits to 10 countries with active polio transmission should get booster shots to prevent further spread of the potentially paralyzing disease, health officials cautioned this week.
Anyone going for more than four weeks to Pakistan, Cameroon or Syria ? places that have spread wild polio virus to other countries ? should ensure that they get an additional dose of vaccine a month before international travel...