Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance in Bosnia and Herzegovina: recent isolation of two Sabin like type 2 poliovirus
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2017
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Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance in Bosnia and Herzegovina: recent isolation of two Sabin like type 2 poliovirus / Fontana, S; Buttinelli, G; Fiore, S; Mulaomerovic, M; Acimovic, J; Amato, C; Delogu, R; Rezza, G; Stefanelli, P. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. - ISSN 0146-6615. - (2017). [10.1002/jmv.24827]
Abstract:
The WHO Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication has recently
indicated Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) as a high risk country for transmission, following
importation, of wild poliovirus (WPV) or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV). We
analyzed data on Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance between 2007 to 2016, and the trend of
polio immunization coverage in B&H. The majority of AFP cases was recorded in 2016 suggesting
an enhancement of the AFP surveillance activities. However, the decline in the immunization
coverage, around 74%, and the isolation of two Sabin-like poliovirus type 2 strains, one of them
close to a VDPV, require a particular attention in the area. Although B&H has successfully
maintained its polio-free status since 2002 several challenges need to be addressed. This article is
protected by copyright. All rights reserved
indicated Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) as a high risk country for transmission, following
importation, of wild poliovirus (WPV) or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV). We
analyzed data on Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance between 2007 to 2016, and the trend of
polio immunization coverage in B&H. The majority of AFP cases was recorded in 2016 suggesting
an enhancement of the AFP surveillance activities. However, the decline in the immunization
coverage, around 74%, and the isolation of two Sabin-like poliovirus type 2 strains, one of them
close to a VDPV, require a particular attention in the area. Although B&H has successfully
maintained its polio-free status since 2002 several challenges need to be addressed. This article is
protected by copyright. All rights reserved
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1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Acute Flaccid Paralysis
Elenco autori:
Fontana, S; Buttinelli, G; Fiore, S; Mulaomerovic, M; Acimovic, J; Amato, C; Delogu, R; Rezza, G; Stefanelli, P
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