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Epidemiology of type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreaks between 2016 and 2020. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
The number and geographic breadth of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreaks detected after the withdrawal of type 2 containing oral polio vaccine (April 2016) have exceeded forecasts.Using Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP ...
Nicholas C Grassly   +15 more
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Emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 after using monovalent type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine in an outbreak response, Philippines

open access: yesWestern Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2022
Objective: In response to an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) type 2 in the Philippines in 2019–2020, several rounds of supplementary immunization activities using the monovalent type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) were ...
SweetC B Alipon   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Case report: Clearance of longstanding, immune-deficiency-associated, vaccine-derived polio virus infection following remdesivir therapy for chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2023
The global polio eradication campaign has had remarkable success in reducing wild-type poliovirus infection, largely built upon the live attenuated Sabin oral poliovirus vaccine.
William Hywel Bermingham   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Importation and Circulation of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Serotype 2, Senegal, 2020–2021

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Environmental surveillance for poliovirus is increasingly used in poliovirus eradication efforts as a supplement to acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance. Environmental surveillance was officially established in 2017 in Senegal, where no poliovirus
Martin Faye   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intussusception and Oral Poliovirus Vaccination: Is There an Association? [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Epidemiology, 2004
Oral rotavirus vaccine was voluntarily withdrawn from the market after studies observed an increased risk of intussusception within 2 weeks after immunization. Concern has been raised that other orally administered vaccines, such as oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), may also be associated with intussusception.
Su-Ting T, Li   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Protecting investments in polio eradication: the past, present and future of surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
In September 2003 a WHO consultation group on vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) concluded that in order to prevent future generations of paralytic polio after interruption of transmission of wild poliovirus, the use of trivalent oral polio vaccine (OPV)
D. L. HEYMANN   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The Molecular Evolution of Type 2 Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses in Individuals with Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

open access: yesViruses, 2021
The oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), which prevents person-to-person transmission of poliovirus by inducing robust intestinal immunity, has been a crucial tool for global polio eradication.
Kouichi Kitamura, Hiroyuki Shimizu
doaj   +1 more source

Low rates of repeat HIV testing despite increased availability of antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania: findings from 2003-2010. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: HIV counselling and testing (HCT) services can play an important role in HIV prevention by encouraging safe sexual behaviours and linking HIV-infected clients to antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Mtenga, Baltazar   +26 more
core   +1 more source

: Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2 Emergences Linked to Novel Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Type 2 Use — Six African Countries, 2021–2023

open access: yes, 2023
International audienceCirculating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) outbreaks can occur when oral poliovirus vaccine strains (most often, Sabin monovalent oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 [mOPV2]) undergo prolonged circulation in undervaccinated ...
Henderson, Elizabeth   +26 more
core   +1 more source

First report of a persistent oropharyngeal infection of type 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus (iVDPV2) in a primary immune deficient (PID) patient after eradication of wild type 2 poliovirus

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
This is the first report of persistent oropharyngeal mucosal infection with type 2 poliovirus (iVDPV2) in a primary immune deficient patient (PID) after wild type 2 poliovirus eradication. The iVDPV2 also established persistence in the gut.
Merav Weil   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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