Open AccessOutbreak of poliomyelitis due to type 3 poliovirus, northern India, 1999–2000: injections a major contributing factor
Author(s) -
Kathryn A. Kohler,
W. Gary Hlady,
Kaushik Banerjee,
Roland W. Sutter
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyg011
Subject(s) - poliomyelitis , medicine , outbreak , poliovirus , epidemiology , paralysis , vaccination , risk factor , odds ratio , pediatrics , incubation period , surgery , virology , virus , biochemistry , chemistry , incubation
A large outbreak of poliomyelitis due to poliovirus type 3 (P3) occurred in India in 1999. This raised concerns about oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) effectiveness, particularly the type 3 component, in preventing clinical disease and offered an opportunity to describe the epidemiology of a P3 outbreak.
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