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Detection of imported wild polioviruses and of vaccine-derived polioviruses by environmental surveillance in Egypt.
Blomqvist, Soile; El Bassioni, Laila; El Maamoon Nasr, Eman M; Paananen, Anja; Kaijalainen, Svetlana; Asghar, Humayun; de Gourville, Esther; Roivainen, Merja.
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  • Blomqvist S; National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Department of Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Virology Unit, Helsinki, Finland. soile.blomqvist@thl.fi
Appl Environ Microbiol ; 78(15): 5406-9, 2012 Aug.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22582070
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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.
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Paralysis / Sewage / Poliovirus / Environmental Microbiology / Public Health Surveillance Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Finland
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Paralysis / Sewage / Poliovirus / Environmental Microbiology / Public Health Surveillance Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Finland