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Implications of a circulating vaccine-derived Poliovirus in Nigeria [1]

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The largest recorded outbreak of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV), detected in Nigeria, provides a unique opportunity to analyze the pathogenicity of the virus, the clinical severity of the disease, and the effectiveness of control measures for cVDPVs as compared with wild-type poliovirus (WPV).

Publication Date: 
24/06/2010
Helen E. Jenkins [2], R. Bruce Aylward [3], Alex Gasasira & et al [4]
New England Journal of Medicine [5]
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2360
Tags:
Health [6], Drugs [7], Polio [8], Research [9], Nigeria [10]
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