The results of virologic testing of clinical materials and epidemiological analysis of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) cases obtained in 2006-2013 during AFP surveillance are presented. Among the 2976 cases of AFP 30 cases were vapp. 15
O. E. Ivanova +13 more
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Has wild poliovirus been eliminated from Nigeria?
Wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has not been seen anywhere since the last case of WPV3-associated paralysis in Nigeria in November 2012. At the time of writing, the most recent case of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in Nigeria occurred in July 2014, and ...
Famulare, Michael
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Background Our understanding of the acquisition of intestinal mucosal immunity and the control of poliovirus replication and transmission in later life is still emerging.Methods As part of a 2011 randomised, blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial of ...
Elizabeth B Brickley +13 more
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Fecal Shedding of 2 Novel Live Attenuated Oral Poliovirus Type 2 Vaccine Candidates by Healthy Infants Administered Bivalent Oral Poliovirus Vaccine/Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine: 2 Randomized Clinical Trials. [PDF]
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Bibliography on inactivation of viruses and rickettsiae by heat [PDF]
Inactivation of viruses and rickettsiae by heat ...
Homann, L. M., Watson, M. S.
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Role of Serial Polio Seroprevalence Studies in Guiding Implementation of the Polio Eradication Initiative in Kano, Nigeria: 2011-2014. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Nigeria was one of 3 polio-endemic countries before it was de-listed in September 2015 by the World Health Organization, following interruption of transmission of the poliovirus. During 2011-2014, Nigeria conducted serial polio seroprevalence
Abdullahi Walla +19 more
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Immunization strategies targeting newly arrived migrants in Non-EU countries of the mediterranean basin and black sea [PDF]
Background: The World Health Organization recommends that host countries ensure appropriate vaccinations to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. However, information on vaccination strategies targeting migrants in host countries is limited. Methods: In
Declich, Silvia +7 more
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Inactivated poliovirus vaccine: The fog of uncertainty is lifting! [PDF]
India achieved zero transmission of wild polioviruses (WPVs) in 2011. On 25 February, 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) removed India from the list of WPV-endemic countries. Formal certification of eradication requires three years without WPVs, expected in the first quarter of 2014.
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Interactions between enteroviruses and the host : implications for type 1 diabetes [PDF]
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a disease that results after a selective destruction of the insulin-producing β-cells in the pancreas. The lack of β-cells renders T1D patients completely unable to synthesize and secrete insulin, which leads to a life-long ...
Larsson, Pär
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The identification of poliovirus in stool samples post-Oral Poliovirus Vaccine (OPV) immunization is essential for implementing post-eradication monitoring of poliomyelitis.
Yuting Fu +48 more
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