[The role of epidemiologic surveillance of migrants in the system of poliomyelitis control].

Aim: Analysis of results of virological study of material from children of migrants and evaluation of intensity of immunity against polioviruses in these children.

Materials And Methods: 1668 feces samples from patients with acute flaccid paralysis and contact individuals and 479 feces samples from healthy children from families of migrants, as well as 1012 blood sera of children aged 3 - 4 and 14 - 15 years living in the same territory of Russia, and 169 blood sera of children of migrants were studied. Polioviruses and non-polio enteroviruses were isolated by standard procedures recommended by WHO in 3 cell cultures - RD, L20B and Hep-2.