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Field investigation and response to a vaccine-derived poliovirus pre-tOPV switch in Southwest Nigeria, October 2015

A vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) was isolated in an acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) case reported from Ile-Ife, in Osun state, Southwest Nigeria. We investigated the epidemiological characteristics of the polio event and described the immediate public health response that followed. We interviewed t...

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Autores principales: Fatiregun, Akinola, Famiyesin, Ekundare, Bawa, Samuel, Ogunbodede, Ninilola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7501745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983324
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.37.6.17344