Poliomyelitis gazetted a notifiable disease in 1953
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Poliomyelitis endemic pre-immunisation era
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From 1953 to 1996, 79 polio cases reported in the country
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Number of polio cases dramatically reduced following the introduction of OPV in 1962
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The last case reported was in 1978 from Tutong District
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Brunei Darussalam declared polio-free in year 2000