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Provisional Agenda
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Photo: A sign on the wall of a clinic announces a National Immunization Day in the town of Muradabad in Uttar Pradesh in northern India.

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In addition to funding large supplies of oral polio vaccine for international mass immunization campaigns, the Atlanta-based US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a wide range of technical expertise and laboratory support for the polio eradication initiative. This includes support for disease surveillance at global, regional, and national levels and investigating outbreaks of polio, especially in areas within or bordering polio-free zones.

CDC works as the 'viral detective' of the four partners, using its state-of-the-art virological surveillance expertise (genetic fingerprinting) to identify the strain of poliovirus involved and pinpoint its exact geographical origin. CDC also provides assistance in the development and monitoring of the polio laboratory network, including funding short-term and long-term technical support in key countries.

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