Key result
Genomic sequencing of six poliovirus isolates from environmental and human samples in Albania identified recombinant poliovirus strains and wild-type 1 poliovirus circulating in the environment.
Population
Water samples from the Lana River in Tirana, Albania, and stool samples from two cases of paralytic…
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May warrant intensified environmental polio surveillance; leaves open recombinant strain dynamics in outbreaks.
Observational (n=2)
No
The study confirms the environmental circulation of recombinant poliovirus strains in Albania, likely sustained by massive vaccination and the presence of a type 1 poliovirus in the environment prior to the first reported symptomatic case.
Divizia et al. (1999) conducted an observational in Poliomyelitis (n=2). Genomic sequencing of poliovirus isolates was evaluated on Genomic characterization of poliovirus isolates. Genomic sequencing of six poliovirus isolates from environmental and human samples in Albania identified recombinant poliovirus strains and wild-type 1 poliovirus circulating in the environment.
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