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Madagascar reports a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 case; 2 years since WPV 3 reported
Posted by Robert Herriman on November 14, 2014 //
...The island country of Madagascar reported a confirmed case circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) that resulted in acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). It is estimated that a quarter of children remain under-immunized against polio.
Madagascar was previously affected by a cVDPV2 outbreak in 2001/2002 (resulting in five cases) and in 2005 (resulting in three cases)...
Madagascar reports a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 case; 2 years since WPV 3 reported
Posted by Robert Herriman on November 14, 2014 //
...The island country of Madagascar reported a confirmed case circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) that resulted in acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). It is estimated that a quarter of children remain under-immunized against polio.
Madagascar was previously affected by a cVDPV2 outbreak in 2001/2002 (resulting in five cases) and in 2005 (resulting in three cases)...