TY - JOUR
T1 - Coordinated Response to Imported Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Infection, Barcelona, Spain, 2019-2020.
AU - Martinez Gallo, Monica
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/5/1
Y1 - 2021/5/1
N2 - In 2019, the Public Health Agency of Barcelona, Spain, was notified of a vaccine-derived poliovirus infection. The patient had an underlying common variable immunodeficiency and no signs of acute flaccid paralysis. We describe the ongoing coordinated response to contain the infection, which included compassionate-use treatment with pocapavir.
AB - In 2019, the Public Health Agency of Barcelona, Spain, was notified of a vaccine-derived poliovirus infection. The patient had an underlying common variable immunodeficiency and no signs of acute flaccid paralysis. We describe the ongoing coordinated response to contain the infection, which included compassionate-use treatment with pocapavir.
KW - Disease Eradication
KW - Humans
KW - Poliomyelitis
KW - Poliovirus
KW - Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral
KW - Spain
UR - https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2705.204675
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85105345984&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/4e94a911-4255-396a-a09a-827a5ac4b799/
U2 - 10.3201/eid2705.204675
DO - 10.3201/eid2705.204675
M3 - Article
C2 - 33900188
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 27
SP - 1513
EP - 1516
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 5
ER -
