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The detection of 3 ambiguous type 2 vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV2s) in Uganda

BACKGROUND: The Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV or Sabin) is genetically unstable and may mutate to form vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs). METHODS: In 2014, two VDPVs type 2 were identified during routine surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases. Consequently, a retrospective VDPV survey was...

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Autores principales: Nanteza, Mary Bridget, Bakamutumaho, Barnabas, Kisakye, Annet, Namuwulya, Prossy, Bukenya, Henry, Katushabe, Edson, Bwogi, Josephine, Byabamazima, Charles Rutebarika, Williams, Raffaella, Gumede, Nicksy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5922010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29699577
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-018-0990-y