Global epidemiology of vaccine-derived poliovirus 2016-2021: A descriptive analysis and retrospective case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccine derived poliovirus (VDPV) remains a major barrier to polio eradication, and recent growing emergences are concerning. This paper presents the global epidemiology of circulating VDPV (cVDPV) by exploring associations between demographic and socioeconomic factors with its recent rise.

Methods

Data on reported cVDPV cases and isolates between January 1 2016 and June 30 2021 were compiled from EPIWATCH, an open-source observatory for outbreak scanning and analysis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and ProMed, and analysed descriptively. Reports containing cVDPV case information were included while duplicates and defective links were excluded. Data collection occurred from April 5 2021 to July 16 2021. To identify factors associated with cVDPV, a retrospecti

SUBMITTER: Lai YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9240990 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature