Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis in India during 1999: decreased risk despite massive use of oral polio vaccine

• Main Authors: Kohler Kathryn A. (Author), Banerjee Kaushik (Author), Gary Hlady W. (Author), Andrus Jon K. (Author), Sutter Roland W. (Author)
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• Udgivet: The World Health Organization, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) is a rare but serious consequence of the administration of oral polio vaccine (OPV). Intensified OPV administration has reduced wild poliovirus transmission in India but VAPP is becoming a matter of concern. METHODS: We analysed acute flac...