Abstract
This was a follow-up study conducted in 2020 assessing changes in levels of type 2 poliovirus-neutralizing antibodies 2 years postimmunization in children who received inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) in Karachi, Pakistan. Unexpectedly, the findings revealed an increase in seroprevalence of type 2 antibodies from 73.1% to 81.6% 1 year and 2 years after IPV, respectively. The increase in type 2 immunity could result from the intensive transmission of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Karachi during the second year of IPV administration. This study suggests that the cVDPV2 outbreak detected in Pakistan infected large proportions of children in Karachi.
| Original language | English (UK) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 39-42 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 229 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2024 |
Keywords
- Pakistan
- duration of immunity
- inactivated poliovirus vaccine
- poliovirus
- seroprevalence