Article
[Eradication of poliomyelitis and emergence of pathogenic vaccine-derived polioviruses: from Madagascar to Cameroon].
Medecine sciences : M/S - 1 Nov 2013
Delpeyroux Francis, Colbère-Garapin Florence, Razafindratsimandresy Richter, Sadeuh-Mba Serge, Joffret Marie-Line, Rousset Dominique, Blondel Bruno
Abstract excerpt
The oral poliovaccine, a live vaccine made of attenuated poliovirus strains, is the main tool of the vaccination campaigns organised for eradicating poliomyelitis. these campaigns had led to the decline and, thereafter, to the disappearance of wild poliovirus strains of the three serotypes (1-3) in most parts of the world. However, when the poliovaccine coverage becomes too low, vaccine polioviruses can circulate...
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