Abstract
Introduction: globally, Nigeria is one of the three polio endemic countries. Taraba State reported two confirmed wild polio virus type 1 (WPV 1) cases between April - May 2013. The cases were in settlements 2 - 3 kilometers apart. The state last reported WPV 1 in 2008. We conducted an outbreak investigation of Poliomyelitis to determine the factor(s) that contributed to the re-emergence of WPV 1 and to assess the extent of spread of the cases.
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