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January 1, 1992Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Isolation of Polioviruses from Sewage and their Characteristics: Experience over Two Decades in Sweden

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Population

Sewage samples in Sweden

Design

Other

Follow-up

over two decades (1967-1990)

Authors

MBM BöttigerKarolinska InstitutetEHEva Herrström

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Implication

May support sewage surveillance for poliovirus tracking in eradicated regions; leaves open optimal protocols and integration thresholds.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Sewage samples in Sweden
I
Intervention
Method for selective isolation of poliovirus from sewage
O
Outcome
Presence and characteristics of poliovirus in sewage

Environmental surveillance of sewage can effectively track the importation and circulation of poliovirus strains in a population where indigenous polio has been eradicated.

Cite This Study

Böttiger et al. (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a906d5c3f736c3f82c7a2e4https://doi.org/10.3109/00365549209052605
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