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If a person who has had polio disease travels to a polio endemic country, does s/he need polio vaccine?

April 26, 2017country disease Endemic person polio travels vaccine

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If a person who has had polio disease travels to a polio endemic country, does s/he need polio vaccine?

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Yes. Polio infection only offers immunity to the serotype with which the person was infected. Polio vaccine protects against 3 serotypes of polio virus. The person should receive age-appropriate vaccination is traveling to a polio endemic area of the world.