Evolution and circulation of type-2 vaccine-derived polioviruses in Nad Ali district of Southern Afghanistan during June 2009-February 2011.

Oral polio vaccine has been used successfully as a powerful tool to control the spread of wild polioviruses throughout the world; however, during replication in under immunized children, some vaccine viruses revert and acquire the neurovirulent phenotypic properties. In this study, we describe the e...

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Main Authors: Salmaan Sharif, Bilal Haider Abbasi, Adnan Khurshid, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Shahzad Shaukat, Mehar Angez, Muhammad Suleman Rana, Syed Sohail Zahoor Zaidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088442
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