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Published on: April 20, 2011
Detection of circulating type 3 vaccine-derived polioviruses in French Guiana, May to August 2024
Stéphanie Raffestin1,2, Ambre Tinard3,4,5, Antoine Enfissi6,1
1Consortium OBEPINE, Paris, France.
Abstract:
Circulating type 3 vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV3s) were detected in three wastewater samples collected in French Guiana from May through August 2024. As the oral polio vaccine is not used in French Guiana, this event involved an import either of cVDPV3s themselves or of a vaccine strain from which the cVDPV3s emerged in French Guiana. This highlights the importance of environmental surveillance for the detection of silent poliovirus circulation. Eliminating any pockets of cVDPVs is crucial for the polio eradication programme.
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