With continued wild poliovirus transmission in Afghanistan and Pakistan and circulating
vaccine-derived poliovirus in certain countries, there exists an ongoing risk of importation of …

We report an emergence and increase in poliovirus type 2 detection via routine wastewater
surveillance in three non-overlapping regions in the Jerusalem region, Israel, between April …

Human polioviruses are highly infectious viruses that are spread mainly through the fecal-
oral route. Infection of the central nervous system frequently results in irreversible paralysis …

Background Type 2 circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV2) from Sabin oral
poliovirus vaccines (OPVs) are the leading cause of poliomyelitis. A novel type 2 OPV …

Choosing the Right Path toward Polio Eradication Continued circulation of wild and
attenuated polioviruses suggests that our eradication campaign needs reevaluation. Long …

that vaccine-derived poliovirus can emerge in such settings and underline the importance of
implementing effective environmental surveillance in countries where it is not currently in …

Background In a previous phase 3 clinical trial, we showed that an inactivated poliovirus
vaccine derived from the Sabin strain (sIPV) can induce neutralising antibodies against …

Multivalent diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis and inactivated poliovirus vaccine
(DTaP/IPV) has been offered to pregnant women in the United Kingdom since 2012. To …

For more than 20 years, the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region (WPR) has
been polio-free. However, two current challenges are still polio-related. First, around half of …

The discovery of poliovirus in London wastewater has garnered wide public interest and
media attention. It serves as a reminder that until the virus is eradicated from the world, all …