Coordinated Response to Imported Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Infection, Barcelona, Spain, 2019–2020

oleh: Dolores Álamo-Junquera, Julieta Politi, Pere Simón, Romina Dieli-Crimi, Ricardo Pujol Borrell, Roger Colobran, Monica Martínez-Gallo, Magda Campins, Andrés Antón, Juliana Esperalba, Cristina Andrés, María Gema Codina, Eva Polverino, M. Rosa Narciso, Emilia Molinero, Cristina Rius

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-05-01

Deskripsi

In 2019, the Public Health Agency of Barcelona, Spain, was notified of a vaccine-derived poliovirus infection. The patient had an underlying common variable immunodeficiency and no signs of acute flaccid paralysis. We describe the ongoing coordinated response to contain the infection, which included compassionate-use treatment with pocapavir.