Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis in India during 1999: decreased risk despite massive use of oral polio vaccine

Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis in India during 1999: decreased risk despite massive use of oral polio vaccine

OBJECTIVE: Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) is a rare but serious consequence of the administration of oral polio vaccine (OPV). Intensified OPV administration has reduced wild poliovirus transmission in India but VAPP is becoming a matter of concern. METHODS: We analysed acute flac...

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Main Authors: Kohler Kathryn A., Banerjee Kaushik, Gary Hlady W., Andrus Jon K., Sutter Roland W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Poliovirus vaccine
Oral/adverse effects
Oral/administration and dosage
Poliomyelitis/chemically induced
Poliomyelitis/epidemiology
Paralysis/epidemiology
Poliovirus/isolation and purification
Risk assessment
India
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000300007

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