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Surveillance of suspected poliomyelitis in Albania, 1980-1995: suggestion of increased risk of vaccine associated poliomyelitis.
Vaccine - 1 Jan 2000
Diamanti E, Ibrahimi B, Tafaj F, Mezini E, Dodbiba A, Dobi V, Catone S, Genovese D, Simeoni P, Fiore L
Abstract excerpt
Surveillance of suspected poliomyelitis cases was conducted in Albania from 1980 through 1995. A total of 93 cases were reported, 11 of which were clinically defined as poliomyelitis cases according to WHO criteria. Poliovirus was isolated from six subjects who were defined as contact vaccine-associated cases. Characterization of isolates by both antigenic and molecular methods showed that, in all cases, the...
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