Acute Flaccid Paralysis
🛑 Estimating the extent of vaccine-derived poliovirus infection. “Eight outbreaks of paralytic polio attributable to circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) have highlighted the risks associated with oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) use in areas of low vaccination coverage and poor hygiene.” “Although only 114 virologically-confirmed paralytic cases were identified in the eight cVDPV outbreaks, it is likely […]