Vaccine-associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis in Immunodeficient Children, Iran, 1995–2008

Vaccine-associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis in Immunodeficient Children, Iran, 1995–2008

To determine the prevalence of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP) in immunodeficient infants, we reviewed all documented cases caused by immunodeficiency-associated vaccine-derived polioviruses in Iran from 1995 through 2008. Changing to an inactivated polio vaccine vaccination schedu...

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Main Authors: Shohreh Shahmahmoodi, Setareh Mamishi, Asghar Aghamohammadi, Nessa Aghazadeh, Hamideh Tabatabaie, Mohammad Mehdi Gooya, Seyed Mohsen Zahraei, Taha Mousavi, Maryam Yousefi, Kobra Farrokhi, Masoud Mohammadpour, Mahmoud Reza Ashrafi, Rakhshandeh Nategh, Nima Parvaneh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Viruses
poliomyelitis
vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis
vaccine-derived polio virus
primary immunodeficiency
Iran
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/7/09-1606_article

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