Papua New Guinea is no longer polio-free

Last week we discussed the case of polio in Venezuela that turned out not to be polio. Unfortunately the same cannot be concluded about a bona fide case of polio in Papua New Guinea. Surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) revealed a 6 year old boy in Papua New Guinea with lower limb weakness on […]

Source: virology blog - June 27, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information cVDPV OPV Papua New Guinea poliovirus Sabin vaccine reversion viral viruses vrus Source Type: blogs