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Analysis of codon usage and nucleotide composition bias in polioviruses [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2011 Background Poliovirus, the causative agent of poliomyelitis, is a human enterovirus and a member of the family of Picornaviridae and among the most rapidly evolving viruses known.
Jie Zhang +8 more
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Poliovirus intrahost evolution is required to overcome tissue-specific innate immune responses. [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2017 RNA viruses, such as poliovirus, have a great evolutionary capacity, allowing them to quickly adapt and overcome challenges encountered during infection.
Andino, Raul +6 more
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Microorganisms, 2022 Surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis syndrome (AFP) in children under 15 is the backbone of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Laboratory examination of stool samples from AFP cases allows the detection of, along with polioviruses, a variety of
Olga E. Ivanova +15 more
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Viruses, 2022 Enteroviruses (EVs) are associated with a wide spectrum of diseases involving various organs. Our aim was to give a historical overview of the genesis of clinical sample processing for EVs in the Slovak Republic (SR) during the 1958–2020 period, within ...
Renata Kissova +6 more
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Has wild poliovirus been eliminated from Nigeria? [PDF]
, 2015 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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Is it time to switch to a formulation other than the live attenuated poliovirus vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis? [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2023 The polioviruses (PVs) are mainly transmitted by direct contact with an infected person through the fecal-oral route and respiratory secretions (or more rarely via contaminated water or food) and have a primary tropism for the gut.
Devaux CA +4 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 Introduction: This study assessed the seroprevalence against all three polioviruses among the last cohort of infants aged 6-11 months who received tOPV before the tOPV-bOPV switch and had an opportunity to receive a full dose of inactivated poliovirus ...
Mohammad Ahmad +11 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 +16 more
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Experience of application of IgY-technology for laboratory diagnostics of viral infections
Вопросы вирусологии, 2020 Introduction. The well-known advantages of class Y antibodies (IgY) from egg yolks of immunized hens in comparison with class G antibodies (IgG) of laboratory animals traditionally used in laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases determine the stable ...
A. P. Ivanov +2 more
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The role of research in viral disease eradication and elimination programs: Lessons for malaria eradication [PDF]
, 2011 By examining the role research has played in eradication or regional elimination initiatives for three viral diseases-smallpox, poliomyelitis, and measles-we derive nine cross-cutting lessons applicable to malaria eradication.
Breman, JG +6 more
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