Co-circulation and evolution of polioviruses and species C enteroviruses in a district of Madagascar.

Between October 2001 and April 2002, five cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) associated with type 2 vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) were reported in the southern province of the Republic of Madagascar. To determine viral factors that favor the emergence of these pathogenic VDPVs, we analyze...

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Main Authors: Mala Rakoto-Andrianarivelo, Sophie Guillot, Jane Iber, Jean Balanant, Bruno Blondel, Franck Riquet, Javier Martin, Olen Kew, Bakolalao Randriamanalina, Lalatiana Razafinimpiasa, Dominique Rousset, Francis Delpeyroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.0030191