Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses, Central African Republic, 2019

Since May 2019, the Central African Republic has experienced a poliomyelitis outbreak caused by type 2 vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV-2s). The outbreak affected Bangui, the capital city, and 10 districts across the country. The outbreak resulted from several independent emergence events of VDPV-...

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Main Authors: Marie-Line Joffret, Joël Wilfried Doté, Nicksy Gumede, Marco Vignuzzi, Maël Bessaud, Ionela Gouandjika-Vasilache
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/2/20-3173_article