Poliomyelitis in Trinidad, 1971-1972

Abstract

On Monday, Jan. 3, 1972, Dr. Pierre Ardoin, Director of the Trinidad Regional Virology Laboratory (TRVL), University of the West Indies, reported to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, that since Dec. 6, 1971, his laboratory had isolated type 1 poliovirus from 27 of 48 patients with suspected poliomyelitis in Trinidad.Written by Temporary Consultants of the Pan American Health Organization.1972682