Standard Operating Procedures Responding To A Poliovirus Event Or Outbreak Version 3 1

Standard operating procedures: responding to a poliovirus event or outbreak, version 3.1

Standard operating procedures: responding to a poliovirus event or outbreak, version 4

This is a significant revision of the existing Standard Operating Procedures necessitated by recent advances in outbreak response, principally the Emergency Use Listing of novel oral polio vaccine type 2 in 2021. This is the fourth version of the polio outbreak SOPs which give response teams in countries step by step guidance on how to respond, including vaccine choice and scope of the response in countries, and how these steps are supported by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

Public health management of facility related exposure to live polioviruses

This guidance was developed by the Polio Eradication Department of the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, based on expert opinion and scientific principles. It aims to assist countries faced with a containment breach, but may be adapted according to the situation and country context, especially the legal context. As knowledge and experience may grow, this guidance may need to be reviewed and updated. Many experts provided input and feedback on this guidance, including experts from polio laboratories, national authorities for containment, public health agencies within WHO Member States and other stakeholders.