Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus and its implications for polio surveillance and eradication in Nigeria: A review of the literature
I. O. Okonko1*, A. A. Ogun2, A. O. Adedeji3, O. A. Akanbi4, A.O. Udeze5 and O. B. Motayo1,6
1Department of Virology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. WHO Regional Reference Polio Laboratory, WHO Collaborative Centre for Arbovirus Reference and Research, WHO National Reference Centre for Influenza. HIV Reference Laboratory.
2Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Nigeria.
3Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
4Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
5Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
6Molecular Biology Unit, National TB Lab, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
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