Response to a wild poliovirus type 2 (WPV2)-shedding event following accidental exposure to WPV2, the Netherlands, April 2017.

Response to a wild poliovirus type 2 (WPV2)-shedding event following accidental exposure to WPV2, the Netherlands, April 2017.
Euro Surveill. 2017 May 25;22(21):
Authors: Duizer E, Ruijs WL, van der Weijden CP, Timen A
Abstract
On 3 April 2017, a wild poliovirus type 2 (WPV2) spill occurred in a Dutch vaccine manufacturing plant. Two fully vaccinated operators with risk of exposure were advised on stringent personal hygiene and were monitored for virus shedding. Poliovirus (WPV2-MEF1) was detected in the stool of one, 4 days after exposure, later also in sewage samples. The operator was isolated at home and followed up until shedding stopped 29 days after exposure. No further transmission was detected.
PMID: 28597830 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Euro Surveill - May 25, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Duizer E, Ruijs WL, van der Weijden CP, Timen A Tags: Euro Surveill Source Type: research