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Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus: a menace to the end game of polio eradication

Globalization and Health, 2020
The World Health Organisation Western Pacific Region countries were declared free of polio in 2000 until a polio outbreak involving 305 cases occurred in Indonesia in 2006.
Long Chiau Ming, Zahid Hussain, Siang Fei Yeoh, David Koh, Kah Seng Lee   +4 more
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Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Heritable IFNAR1 Deficiency in Oceania

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autosomal recessive interferon alpha and beta receptor subunit 1 (IFNAR1) deficiency is a rare and heritable inborn error of immunity (IEI) predisposing individuals to severe and life‐threatening viral infections. It is more common in people of Western Polynesian ancestry, with estimates of around one in six thousand live births affected, due ...
Cecilia Verryt, Paul Gray, Peter McNaughton, Jane Peake, Melanie Wong, George Aho, Emma Best, Maia Brewerton, Flora Lutui, Litara Esera Tulifau, Rebecca Qin, Satupa‘itea Viali, Petine White, Andrew Wood, See‐Tarn Woon, Theresa Cole, Alberto Pinzon Charry, Kuang‐Chih Hsiao   +17 more
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Vaccine [PDF]

In 2012, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) recommended introduction of at least one inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) dose in essential immunization programs.

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Multiscale model for forecasting Sabin 2 vaccine virus household and community transmission.

PLoS Computational Biology, 2021
Since the global withdrawal of Sabin 2 oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) from routine immunization, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has reported multiple circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreaks.
Michael Famulare, Wesley Wong, Rashidul Haque, James A Platts-Mills, Parimalendu Saha, Asma B Aziz, Tahmina Ahmed, Md Ohedul Islam, Md Jashim Uddin, Ananda S Bandyopadhyay, Mohammed Yunus, Khalequ Zaman, Mami Taniuchi   +12 more
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A Protocol of National Mixed‐Methods Assessment of Childhood and Maternal Immunization

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Accurate measurement of routine immunization coverage is essential for detecting immunity gaps, guiding programmatic responses, and supporting equitable vaccine delivery. Iran's Expanded Programme on Immunization has achieved high coverage, but administrative estimates can mask some disparities.
Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Paria Dehesh, Mehran Nakhaeizadeh, Mohammadreza Rajabalipour, Faeze Tahrudi, Naser Nasiri, Seyed Mohsen Zahraei, Hamid Sharifi, AliAkbar Haghdoost   +8 more
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Sabin polio virus protein 1 (VP1) evolution in patients with acute flaccid paralysis from 2010 to 2016 in Uganda

Virology Journal, 2023
Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) is a rare side effect of the oral polio vaccine but can be associated with outbreaks and permanent disability in patients harboring circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPVs).
Mary Bridget Nanteza, Barnabas Bakamutumaho, Phionah Tushabe, Prossy Namuwulya, Molly Birungi, Rajab Dhatemwa, James Peter Eliku, Mayi Tibanagwa, Proscovia Kakooza, Henry Bukenya, Josephine Bwogi, Charles Rutebarika Byabamazima   +11 more
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Does IPV Boost Intestinal Immunity among Children under Five Years of Age? An Experience from Pakistan

Vaccines, 2023
The oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) has been the mainstay of polio eradication, especially in low-income countries, and its use has eliminated wild poliovirus type 2.
Muhammad Atif Habib, Sajid Bashir Soofi, Imtiaz Hussain, Imran Ahmed, Zamir Hussain, Rehman Tahir, Saeed Anwar, Simon Cousens, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta   +8 more
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Development of a new oral poliovirus vaccine for the eradication end game using codon deoptimization [PDF]

, 2020
Enormous progress has been made in global efforts to eradicate poliovirus, using live-attenuated Sabin oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV). However, as the incidence of disease due to wild poliovirus has declined, vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) has emerged ...
Wei, Ling, Laassri, Majid, Vincent, Annelet, Smithee, Shane E, Macadam, Andrew, Te Yeh, Ming, Weiner, Amy J, Burns, Cara C, Campagnoli, Ray, Kew, Olen, Konopka-Anstadt, Jennifer L, Bujaki, Erika, Chumakov, Konstantin, Shaw, Jing, Andino, Raul, Wynn, Nhien T, Zagorodnyaya, Tatiana   +16 more
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Pharmacy‐Based Immunization Delivery: A Comprehensive History and Current Challenges

JACCP: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Pharmacists and their teams have a long history of involvement with vaccines. This paper describes the contributions of pharmacy‐based immunization delivery in the United States from the 1800's to date. Early activities centered around storage and distribution of antitoxins and vaccines. From the 1950s through the early 1990s, pharmacists were
Jean‐Venable R. Goode, Mitchel C. Rothholz, Stephan L. Foster, Erica R. Brody, John D. Gräbenstein   +4 more
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Detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus type-3 in sewage of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Clinical Infection in Practice
Enteroviruses include polioviruses, which are classified into three types: type 1, type 2, and type 3. The oral polio vaccine (OPV), which contains attenuated strains of these three types, has been pivotal in reducing polio incidence worldwide.
Rachana Mehta, Amrendra Kushwaha, Sanjit Sah, Jack Feehan, Vasso Apostolopoulos   +4 more
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