February 7, 2019MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportOpen Access

Notes from the Field: Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 1 and Outbreak Response — Papua New Guinea, 2018

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Population

A patient with paralysis and nonhousehold community contacts in Papua New Guinea

Design

Outbreak report

Authors

MBMathias BauriUniversity of Papua New Guinea AWAmanda L. WilkinsonCenters for Disease Control and Prevention BRBerry RopaNational Department of Health

Discussion

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Implication

Indicates vaccine-derived poliovirus risk in under-vaccinated areas; leaves open optimal global eradication responses.

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Population

26 confirmed cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) in Papua New Guinea, including 19 in children aged <5 years, six in patients aged 5–14 years, and one in a patient aged 17 years.

Intervention

Outbreak response including supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) with bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV).

Outcome

Detection of cVDPV1 cases and environmental samples.

An outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 occurred in Papua New Guinea in 2018, prompting nationwide supplementary immunization activities.

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Bauri et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a906f74e8d327d500342f26 https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6805a6

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Notes from the Field: Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 1 and Outbreak Response — Papua New Guinea, 2018

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Notes from the Field: Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 1 and Outbreak Response — Papua New Guinea, 2018

Discussion

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