Evolving epidemiology of poliovirus serotype 2 following withdrawal of the serotype 2 oral poliovirus vaccine

GR Macklin, KM O'Reilly, NC Grassly, WJ Edmunds… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Although there have been no cases of serotype 2 wild poliovirus for more than 20 years,
transmission of serotype 2 vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV2) and associated paralytic …

Breaking the last chains of poliovirus transmission: progress and challenges in global polio eradication

O Kew, M Pallansch - Annual review of virology, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), paralytic cases associated
with wild poliovirus (WPV) have fallen from∼ 350,000 in 1988 to 22 in 2017. WPV type 2 …

Addressing the challenges and opportunities of the polio endgame: lessons for the future

M Patel, S Cochi - The Journal of infectious diseases, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Global Commission for the Certification of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis
certified the eradication of type 2 poliovirus in September 2015, making type 2 poliovirus the …

Risk factors for the spread of vaccine-derived type 2 polioviruses after global withdrawal of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine and the effects of outbreak responses with …

LV Cooper, AS Bandyopadhyay, N Gumede… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Expanding outbreaks of circulating vaccine-derived type 2 poliovirus (cVDPV2)
across Africa after the global withdrawal of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) in 2016 …

Evaluation of the immunization effectiveness of bOPV booster immunization and IPV revaccination

Z Yu-Ping, L Jing, H Teng, Y Zhi-Fang, Z Ting… - npj Vaccines, 2023 - nature.com
To provide a basis for further optimization of the polio sequential immunization schedule,
this study evaluated the effectiveness of booster immunization with one dose of bivalent oral …

[HTML][HTML] Immunogenicity and safety of the inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine made from Sabin strains in a phase IV clinical trial for the vaccination of a large population

R Jiang, X Liu, X Sun, J Wang, Z Huang, C Li, Z Li… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
As a recently launched novel vaccine used as one of the vaccines for the final eradication of
polios worldwide, complete data on the consistency and immunogenicity characteristics of …

[HTML][HTML] An immunization program for US-bound refugees: development, challenges, and opportunities 2012–present

T Mitchell, W Dalal, A Klosovsky, C Yen, C Phares… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background US-bound refugees undergo required health assessments overseas to identify
and treat communicable diseases of public health significance—such as pulmonary …

Immune persistence after different polio sequential immunization schedules in Chinese infants

T Zhao, J Li, T Huang, ZF Ying, YC Che, ZM Zhao… - npj Vaccines, 2024 - nature.com
Trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (tOPV) has been withdrawn and instead an inactivated
poliovirus vaccine (IPV) and bivalent type 1 and type 3 OPV (bOPV) sequential …

A multi-pronged scoping review approach to understanding the evolving implementation of the Smallpox and Polio eradication programs: what can other Global …

M Schleiff, A Olateju, E Decker, AH Neel, R Oke… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Previous initiatives have aimed to document the history and legacy of the
Smallpox Eradication Program (SEP) and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). In …

[HTML][HTML] A 5-year look-back at the notification and management of vaccine supply shortages in Germany

MA Miranda-García, M Hoffelner, H Stoll… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Unavailability of vaccines endangers the overall goal to protect individuals and
whole populations against infections. Methods The German notification system includes the …