

@article {14485,
	title = {Detection of imported wild polioviruses and of vaccine-derived polioviruses by environmental surveillance in {Egypt}},
	journal = {Appl Environ Microbiol},
	volume = {78},
	year = {2012},
	month = {aug},
	pages = {5406{\textendash}9},
	abstract = {Systematic environmental surveillance for poliovirus circulation has been conducted in Egypt since 2000. The surveillance has revealed three independent importations of wild-type poliovirus. In addition, several vaccine-derived polioviruses have been detected in various locations in Egypt. In addition to acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, environmental surveillance can be used to monitor the wild poliovirus and vaccine-derived poliovirus circulation in populations in support of polio eradication initiatives.},
	keywords = {*Environmental Microbiology, Base Sequence, DNA, Egypt/epidemiology, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Paralysis/*epidemiology/virology, Phylogeny, Poliomyelitis/epidemiology, Poliovirus/*genetics, Population Dynamics, Public Health Surveillance/*methods, Sequence Analysis, Sewage/*virology},
	issn = {1098-5336 (Electronic) 0099-2240 (Linking)},
	doi = {10.1128/AEM.00491-12},
	author = {Blomqvist, S. and El Bassioni, L. and El Maamoon Nasr, E. M. and Paananen, A. and Kaijalainen, S. and Asghar, H. and de Gourville, E. and Roivainen, M.}
}
