Enterovirus detection in different regions of Madagascar reveals a higher abundance of enteroviruses of species C in areas where several outbreaks of vaccine-derived polioviruses occurred

Abstract Background Poliomyelitis outbreaks due to pathogenic vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) are threatening and complicating the global polio eradication initiative. Most of these VDPVs are genetic recombinants with non-polio enteroviruses (NPEVs) of species C. Little is known about factors f...

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Main Authors: Richter Razafindratsimandresy, Marie-Line Joffret, Soa Fy Andriamandimby, Seta Andriamamonjy, Sendraharimanana Rabemanantsoa, Vincent Richard, Francis Delpeyroux, Jean-Michel Heraud, Maël Bessaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07826-0