Strengthened surveillance revealed a rapid disappearance of the poliovirus serotype 2 vaccine strain in Madagascar after its removal from the oral polio vaccine
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DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28071
Abstract: To assess circulation of the Sabin 2 poliovirus vaccine strain in Madagascar after its withdrawal from the oral polio vaccine in April 2016, a reinforced poliovirus surveillance was implemented in three regions of Madagascar from… read more here.
Keywords: poliovirus; strain madagascar; vaccine strain; oral polio ... See more keywords
Campaigns with oral polio vaccine may lower mortality and create unexpected results
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.11.006
Abstract: Three studies from Guinea-Bissau found conflicting effects of OPV-at-birth (OPV0) on child survival. One study from 2004 suggested excess male mortality among children receiving OPV0 compared with children receiving NoOPV0 during a period of shortage… read more here.
Keywords: polio vaccine; campaigns oral; study; oral polio ... See more keywords
Oral Polio Vaccine to Mitigate the Risk of Illness and Mortality During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Guinea-Bissau
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac470
Abstract: Abstract Background Oral polio vaccine (OPV) may improve resistance to non-polio-infections. We tested whether OPV reduced the risk of illness and mortality before coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines were available. Methods During the early COVID-19… read more here.
Keywords: risk illness; mortality; risk; polio vaccine ... See more keywords
The WetNet: What the Oral Polio Vaccine Hypothesis Exposes about Globalized Interspecies Fluid Bonds.
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DOI: 10.1111/maq.12587
Abstract: The author analyzes the aftermath of Edward Hooper's suggestion that the trial of an oral polio vaccine (OPV) in the Belgian colonies of Africa engendered the pandemic form of the AIDS virus, HIV-1. In response to Hooper's… read more here.
Keywords: wetnet oral; polio vaccine; oral polio; hypothesis ... See more keywords
Oral Polio Vaccine Campaigns May Reduce the Risk of Death from Respiratory Infections
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9101133
Abstract: Oral polio vaccine (OPV) campaigns, but not other campaigns, have been associated with major reductions in child mortality. Studies have shown that OPV reduces the risk of respiratory infections. We analysed the causes of death… read more here.
Keywords: respiratory infections; death; polio vaccine; oral polio ... See more keywords