Recombinant expression systems for production of stabilised virus-like particles as next-generation polio vaccines by Lee Sherry, Mohammad W. Bahar, Claudine Porta, Helen Fox, Keith Grehan, Veronica Nasta, Helen M. E. Duyvesteyn, Luigi De Colibus, Johanna Marsian, Inga Murdoch, Daniel Ponndorf, Seong-Ryong Kim, Sachin Shah, Sarah Carlyle, Jessica J. Swanson, Sue Matthews, Clare Nicol, George P. Lomonossoff, Andrew J. Macadam, Elizabeth E. Fry, David I. Stuart, Nicola J. Stonehouse, David J. Rowlands

“…Continued use of these vaccines, however, threatens ultimate disease eradication and achievement of a polio-free world. Virus-like particles (VLPs) that lack a viral genome represent a safer potential vaccine, although they require particle stabilization. …”
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Advancing poliovirus eradication: lessons learned from piloting direct molecular detection of polioviruses in high-risk and priority geographies by Paula L. Marcet, Brandon Short, Ashley Deas, Hong Sun, Chelsea Harrington, Shahzad Shaukat, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Marycelin Baba, Adedayo Faneye, Prossy Namuwulya, Lea Necitas Apostol, Tamer Elshaarawy, John Kofi Odoom, Peter Borus, Shelina Moonsamy, Yogolelo Riziki, Marie Claire Endegue Zanga, Mesfin Tefera, Anfumbom K. W. Kfutwah, Salmaan Sharif, Varja Grabovac, Cara C. Burns, Nancy Gerloff

“…ABSTRACT In the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN), poliovirus (PV) screening results from acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance is based on virus isolation (VI) through cell culture, entailing long turnaround times and the amplification of live poliovirus. …”
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La red de centros regionales de poliomielitis de la Organización Mundial de la Salud como estrategia contra esta enfermedad (1954-1963) by María Isabel Porras Gallo

“…La red contribuyó a transformar la lucha contra la polio al facilitar la circulación de conocimientos, personas y prácticas científico-asistenciales.…”
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Assessing the resilience of child immunisation programmes using geospatial modelling and interrupted time series analysis in Ethiopia and Kenya amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: tracki... by McEwen Khundi, Themba Mzembe, Michael Give Chipeta, Chimwemwe Chifungo, Nyovani Janet Madise, Chifuniro Somanje Mankhwala, Tabitha Ngwira, Maame B Peterson

“…Lockdowns and travel restrictions, coupled with fear of contracting the virus, disrupted services, especially for women’s and children’s health, derailing progress on sustainable development goals. …”
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