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Virologic tracking following the globally synchronized withdrawal of the type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine in April 2016 provides the first evidence of the elimination of a live vaccine from worldwide immunization systems, highlighting the need for continued monitoring to secure complete eradication. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

May 25, 2017MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportOpen Access

Virologic Monitoring of Poliovirus Type 2 after Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Type 2 Withdrawal in April 2016 — Worldwide, 2016–2017

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Population

Worldwide population monitored for poliovirus type 2

Design

Other

Follow-up

2016-2017

Authors

ODOusmane M. DiopInstitute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training HAHumayun AsgharUniversity of the Punjab EGEvgeniy Gavrilin

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Implication

Supports sustained polio surveillance post-OPV2 withdrawal; extends virologic tracking data on live-vaccine elimination.

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Population

Worldwide population monitored for poliovirus type 2

Intervention

Withdrawal of the type 2 component (Sabin2) of trivalent OPV (tOPV) and switch to bivalent OPV (bOPV)

Outcome

Detection of poliovirus type 2

This report details the virologic tracking of the elimination of the live oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 after its worldwide withdrawal.

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Diop et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d2d40ba3016ff712f34bc https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6620a4

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Virologic Monitoring of Poliovirus Type 2 after Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Type 2 Withdrawal in April 2016 — Worldwide, 2016–2017

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Virologic Monitoring of Poliovirus Type 2 after Oral Poliovirus Vaccine Type 2 Withdrawal in April 2016 — Worldwide, 2016–2017

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