Estimated Effect of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Campaigns, Nigeria and Pakistan, January 2014–April 2016

Estimated Effect of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Campaigns, Nigeria and Pakistan, January 2014–April 2016

In 2014, inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) campaigns were implemented in Nigeria and Pakistan after clinical trials showed that IPV boosts intestinal immunity in children previously given oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV). We estimated the effect of these campaigns by using surveillance data collecte...

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Main Authors: George Shirreff, Mufti Zubair Wadood, Rui Gama Vaz, Roland W. Sutter, Nicholas C. Grassly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
poliovirus
polio
vaccines
viruses
epidemiology
Nigeria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-1210_article

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