Is it time to switch to a formulation other than the live attenuated poliovirus vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis?

• Main Authors: Christian Albert Devaux (Author), Pierre Pontarotti (Author), Anthony Levasseur (Author), Philippe Colson (Author), Didier Raoult (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The polioviruses (PVs) are mainly transmitted by direct contact with an infected person through the fecal-oral route and respiratory secretions (or more rarely via contaminated water or food) and have a primary tropism for the gut. After their replication in the gut, in rare cases (far less than 1%...