A cluster of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is reported in northern Nigeria. Stool samples from two children yield wild poliovirus type 1 on c...

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A cluster of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is reported in northern Nigeria. Stool samples from two children yield wild poliovirus type 1 on culture. According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), what is the immediate response?

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Mop-up supplementary immunisation activities with monovalent oral poliovirus vaccine type 1 (mOPV1) and enhanced AFP surveillance

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Routine immunisation with inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) in the affected district

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Supplementary immunisation activities (SIAs) with novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 (nOPV2)

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Quarantine of all affected households for 30 days

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Mass treatment with antivirals

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A cluster of cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is reported in northern Nigeria. Stool samples from two children yield wild poliovirus type 1 on culture. According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), what is the immediate response?