title: RAPID COMMUNICATION-- POLIO VACCINE COVERAGE IN THE ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS (AFP) CASES IN ROMANIA.
abstract: Poliovirus (PV), a member of the Enterovirus genus, is the etiological agent of poliomyelitis. A study carried out between 2013-2014 on 30 serum samples from acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases, showed a protective antibody level of 90% against poliovirus Sabin strains type 1 and type 2 and of 88% against type 3. No PV strains were isolated from 2009 to 2015 in Romania. Maintaining a high vaccine coverage level against polio is mandatory until global polio eradication, especially as the risk of polio importation remains elevated in Romania.
authors.forename: Anda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Băicuş
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000821:virology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D023321:Poliovirus Vaccines