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J Infect Dis ; 210 Suppl 1: S62-73, 2014 Nov 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25316879

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BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) experienced atypical outbreaks of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) infection during 2010-2011 in that they affected persons aged ≥15 years in 4 (Bandundu, Bas Congo, Kasaï Occidental, and Kinshasa provinces) of the 6 provinces with outbreaks. METHODS: Analyses of cases of WPV1 infection with onset during 2010-2011 by province, age, polio vaccination status, and sex were conducted. The prevalence of antibodies to poliovirus (PV) types 1, 2, and 3 was assessed in sera collected before the outbreaks from women attending antenatal clinics in 3 of the 4 above-mentioned provinces. RESULTS: Of 193 cases of WPV1 infection during 2010-2011, 32 (17%) occurred in individuals aged ≥15 years. Of these 32 cases, 31 (97%) occurred in individuals aged 16-29 years; 9 (28%) were notified in Bandundu, 17 (53%) were notified in Kinshasa, and 22 (69%) had an unknown polio vaccination status. In the seroprevalence assessment, PV type 1 and 3 seroprevalence was lower among women aged 15-29 years in Bandundu and Kinshasa, compared with those in Kasaï Occidental. Seropositivity to PVs was associated with increasing age, more pregnancies, and a younger age at first pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: This spatiotemporal analysis strongly suggests that the 2010-2011 outbreaks of WPV1 infection affecting young adults were caused by a PV type 1 immunity gap in Kinshasa and Bandundu due to insufficient exposure to PV type 1 through natural infection or vaccination. Poliovirus immunity gaps in this age group likely persist in DRC.


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Antibodies, Viral/blood , Disease Outbreaks , Poliomyelitis/epidemiology , Poliomyelitis/immunology , Poliovirus/immunology , Poliovirus/isolation & purification , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Democratic Republic of the Congo/epidemiology , Disease Eradication , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Poliomyelitis/prevention & control , Poliomyelitis/virology , Pregnancy , Topography, Medical , Young Adult
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