The WHO Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication has recently indicated Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) as a high risk country for transmission, following importation, of wild poliovirus (WPV) or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV). We analyzed data on Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance between 2007 to 2016, and the trend of polio immunization coverage in B&H. The majority of AFP cases was recorded in 2016 suggesting an enhancement of the AFP surveillance activities. However, the decline in the immunization coverage, around 74%, and the isolation of two Sabin-like poliovirus type 2 strains, one of them close to a VDPV, require a particular attention in the area. Although B&H has successfully maintained its polio-free status since 2002 several challenges need to be addressed. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance in Bosnia and Herzegovina: recent isolation of two Sabin like type 2 poliovirus / Fontana, S; Buttinelli, G; Fiore, S; Mulaomerovic, M; Acimovic, J; Amato, C; Delogu, R; Rezza, G; Stefanelli, P. - In: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. - ISSN 0146-6615. - (2017). [10.1002/jmv.24827]
Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance in Bosnia and Herzegovina: recent isolation of two Sabin like type 2 poliovirus
Rezza G;
2017-01-01
Abstract
The WHO Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication has recently indicated Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) as a high risk country for transmission, following importation, of wild poliovirus (WPV) or circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV). We analyzed data on Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance between 2007 to 2016, and the trend of polio immunization coverage in B&H. The majority of AFP cases was recorded in 2016 suggesting an enhancement of the AFP surveillance activities. However, the decline in the immunization coverage, around 74%, and the isolation of two Sabin-like poliovirus type 2 strains, one of them close to a VDPV, require a particular attention in the area. Although B&H has successfully maintained its polio-free status since 2002 several challenges need to be addressed. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reservedI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
