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Effect of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Campaigns, Pakistan, 2014–2017

Authors :
Nicholas C. Grassly
Mufti Zubair Wadood
Rana M. Safdar
Abdirahman Sheikh Mahamud
Roland W. Sutter
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 11, Pp 2113-2115 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018.

Abstract

Pakistan began using inactivated poliovirus vaccine alongside oral vaccine in mass campaigns to accelerate eradication of wild-type poliovirus in 2014. Using case-based and environmental surveillance data for January 2014–October 2017, we found that these campaigns reduced wild-type poliovirus detection more than campaigns that used only oral vaccine.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
24
Issue :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.022a530532ff4e6d82cdf7b98d4d9272
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2411.180050