Population Immunity against Serotype-2 Poliomyelitis Leading up to the Global Withdrawal of the Oral Poliovirus Vaccine: Spatio-temporal Modelling of Surveillance Data

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Authors

Margarita Pons-Salort · Imperial College London

Natalie A. Molodecky · Imperial College London

Kathleen O’Reilly · Imperial College London

Mufti Zubair Wadood · World Health Organization - Pakistan

Rana M. Safdar · Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination

Andrew Etsano · National Primary Health Care Development Agency

Rui G. Vaz

Abstract

Immunity against serotype-2 poliomyelitis was forecasted to improve in April 2016 compared to the first half of 2015 in Nigeria and Pakistan. These analyses informed the endorsement of OPV2 withdrawal in April 2016 by the WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization.

Topics & Keywords

Viral Infections and Immunology Research Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS Medicine

Volume 13, Issue 10, pp. e1002140-e1002140

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002140

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