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Abstract Egypt succeeded in elimination of poliomyelitis by year of 2005. The current study aimed to ensure the sustainability of tight control measures to safeguard against re-emergence of poliomyelitis in Egypt. The study was conducted throughout the years 2011-2012 using recorded data obtained from Ministry of Health and Population and a cross sectional situation analysis concerned with the observational study conducted in Fayoum Governorate. Regarding recorded data of both Egypt and Fayoum, our results revealed that the average of lowest estimated coverage of primary three doses of obligatory vaccination showed no changes in its strength in the two periods before and after elimination. Also, non-polio acute flaccid paralysis rate per 100,000 children aged < 15 years showed considerable improvement throughout the period from 2000 to 2010. Sewage samples given positive results for Sabin like Viruses increased by time; this increase was accompanied by decline in presence of Wild Polio Viruses. The observational study conducted in Fayoum revealed that the status of cold chain, during routine vaccination and polio campaigns, was adequately maintained. There was a possibility to loss of follow up of defaulters from routine vaccination due to incompleteness of records regarding them. Also, there was a possibility of leave children without vaccination during polio campaigns. This study emphasized that control efforts have been continued to protect against re-emergence of poliomyelitis in Egypt.K |