Detection of circulating type 3 vaccine-derived polioviruses in French Guiana, May to August 2024
Circulating type 3 vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV3s) were detected in three wastewater samples collected in French Guiana from May through August 2024. As the oral polio vaccine is not used in French Guiana, this event involved an import either of cVDPV3s themselves or of a vaccine strain from which the cVDPV3s emerged in French Guiana. This highlights the importance of environmental surveillance for the detection of silent poliovirus circulation. Eliminating any pockets of cVDPVs is crucial for the polio eradication programme.
Authors
- Marie‐Line Joffret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5244-5429)
- Christophe N. Peyrefitte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7712-1658)
- Dominique Rousset (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1473-3147)
- Antoine Enfissi
- Sourakhata Tirera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9311-7889)
- Maël Bessaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6758-9591)
- Anne Lavergne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-5574)
- F. Mubenga
- M. Julia Barrau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2228-4246)
- Laura Zanetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7142-4658)
- Stéphanie Raffestin
- Adrien Ortelli
- Ambre Tinard
- Timothée Lichtenstein
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Institut Pasteur (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Santé Publique France (FR)
- Institut Pasteur de la Guyane (GF)
- Institut thématique Santé Publique (FR)
- Hôpitaux de Saint Maurice (FR)
- Groupe Lépine (France) (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eurosurveillance
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2024.29.45.2400705
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche