Detection of imported wild polioviruses and of vaccine-derived polioviruses by environmental surveillance in Egypt.

ABSTRACT: Systematic environmental surveillance for poliovirus circulation has been conducted in Egypt since 2000. The surveillance has revealed three independent importations of wild-type poliovirus. In addition, several vaccine-derived polioviruses have been detected in various locations in Egypt. In addition to acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, environmental surveillance can be used to monitor the wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived poliovirus circulation in populations in support of polio eradication initiatives.

SUBMITTER: Blomqvist S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3416427 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature