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Towards an effective poliovirus laboratory containment strategy in Nigeria

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background The Global Commission for the Certification of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis will declare the world free of wild poliovirus transmission when no wild virus has been found in at least 3 consecutive years, and all laboratories possessing wild
Johnson Muluh Ticha, Kolawole Olatunji Matthew, Abdullahi Walla Hamisu, Braka Fiona, Pascal Mkanda, Peter Nsubuga, Eberto Tesfaye, Kehinde Craig, Etsano Andrew, Obi Emelife, Faisal Shuaib, Akinkugbe Folasade, Johnson Adeniji, Usman Adamu, Mohammed Dallatu, Geoffrey Oyeyinka, Holly Brown, Nwakasik Nnamah, Joseph Okwori, Chukwuike Chinedu, Ibikunle Anibijuwon, Adewumi Olubusuyi, Donbraye Emmanuel, Murtala Bagana, Marycelin Baba, Gumede Nicksy, Richard Banda, Sisay G. Tegegne, Ajiboye Oyetunji, Ousmane Diop, O. Tomori, Rui G. Vaz   +31 more
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Polio survivors’ perceptions of the meaning of quality of life and strategies used to promote participation in everyday activities [PDF]

, 2014
This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund.Introduction: The term ‘post-polio syndrome’ (PPS) is used to describe new and late manifestations of poliomyelitis that occur later in life.
Atwal, A, Coleman, C, Harding, K, Osseiran, Z, Plastow, N, Quirke, C, Smith, N, Spiliotopoulou, G, Wilson, L   +8 more
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Genetic characterization and molecular evolution of type 3 vaccine-derived polioviruses from an immunodeficient patient in China

Virus Research, 2023
Summary: In 2013, a case of immunodeficiency vaccine-derived poliovirus (iVDPV) was identified in Jiangxi Province, China. In this study, we purified 14 type 3 original viral isolates from this case and characterized the molecular evolution of these ...
Qin Guo, Shuangli Zhu, Dongyan Wang, Xiaolei Li, Hui Zhu, Yang Song, Xiaoqing Liu, Fang Xiao, Hehe Zhao, Huanhuan Lu, Jinbo Xiao, Liheng Yu, Wenhui Wang, Yun He, Ying Liu, Jichen Li, Yong Zhang, Wenbo Xu, Dongmei Yan   +18 more
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A culture of silence: modes of objectification and the silencing of disabled bodies [PDF]

, 2015
Throughout history different practices have attempted to silence the experiences of disabled people. In this paper we explore some of these practices including the medical, familial, and self-subjugating practices English-speaking Canadian polio ...
Fady Shanouda, Foucault M., Foucault M., Freire P., Hughes B., Karen K. Yoshida, Longmore P., McLaren P., Reaume G, Shell M, Strong-Boag V., Sullivan M., Wendall S., Yoshida K. K.   +13 more
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Post-polio syndrome – polio’s legacy

Clinical Medicine, 2010
One of the first descriptions of late-onset muscle weakness following poliomyelitis was made in 1875 by Raymond, who presented a 19-year-old man to Charcot. The patient had residual paresis of his left arm and leg from infantile paralysis at the age of 6 months.
Bridgens, Ruth, Sturman, Steve, Davidson, Craig   +2 more
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Maternal education, empowerment, economic status and child polio vaccination uptake in Pakistan: a population based cross sectional study [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: To explore the association of maternal education and empowerment with childhood polio vaccination using nationally representative data of Pakistani mothers in a reproductive age group. Design: Cross-sectional.
Khan, Muhammad Tahir, Shafique, Kashif, Zaheer, Sidra   +2 more
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Spatial model for risk prediction and sub-national prioritization to aid poliovirus eradication in Pakistan

BMC Medicine, 2017
Background Pakistan is one of only three countries where poliovirus circulation remains endemic. For the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, identifying high risk districts is essential to target interventions and allocate limited resources.
Laina D. Mercer, Rana M. Safdar, Jamal Ahmed, Abdirahman Mahamud, M. Muzaffar Khan, Sue Gerber, Aiden O’Leary, Mike Ryan, Frank Salet, Steve J. Kroiss, Hil Lyons, Alexander Upfill-Brown, Guillaume Chabot-Couture   +12 more
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Impact of inactivated poliovirus vaccine on mucosal immunity: implications for the polio eradication endgame. [PDF]

, 2015
The polio eradication endgame aims to bring transmission of all polioviruses to a halt. To achieve this aim, it is essential to block viral replication in individuals via induction of a robust mucosal immune response. Although it has long been recognized
Anis E, Davis DC, Edward PK Parker, Ghendon YZ, Glezen WP, Glezen WP, Herremans MM, Herremans TM, Hovi T, Kathleen M O’Reilly, Margarita Pons-Salort, Marine WM, Natalie A Molodecky, Nicholas C Grassly, Ogra PL, Wehrle PF, WHO Collaborative Study Group on Oral and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccines   +16 more
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Identification of the first C1 subgenotype of enterovirus 71 in the Chinese mainland in a retrospective study

Virology Journal, 2022
The C4 sub-genotype of Enterovirus 71 (EV71) has been identified as the most dominant sub-genotype circulating in the Chinese mainland since 1998. The circulation situation of EV71 before 1998 is not well established due to insufficient experimental data.
Fenfen Si, Dongyan Wang, Tianjiao Ji, Yong Zhang, Shuangli Zhu, Junhan Li, Wenbo Xu, Zexin Tao, Dongmei Yan   +8 more
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Should more attention be paid to polio sequela cases in China?

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Since “Global Polio Eradication Initiative” was launched by World Health Assembly in 1988, the incidence rate of polio has been reduced by more than 99%, and the whole world has entered a post polio era nowadays.
Jiancheng Zang, Jiancheng Zang, Longfei Feng, Jichao Wang, Jichao Wang, Xiaonan Wang, Xiaonan Wang, Kun Li, Kun Li, Xiaomei Zhai, Xiaomei Zhai   +10 more
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