The re-emergence of wild poliovirus type 1 in Africa and the role of environmental surveillance in interrupting poliovirus transmission

Phanuel Tawanda Gwinji; Godfrey Musuka; Grant Murewanhema; Perseverance Moyo; Enos Moyo; Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

doi:10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.11.001

The re-emergence of wild poliovirus type 1 in Africa and the role of environmental surveillance in interrupting poliovirus transmission

IJID Reg. 2022 Nov 7:5:180-182. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.11.001. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Phanuel Tawanda Gwinji¹, Godfrey Musuka², Grant Murewanhema¹, Perseverance Moyo¹, Enos Moyo¹, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
² International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, Harare, Zimbabwe.
³ ICAP at Columbia University, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Abstract

Although there has been a global reduction in wild poliovirus (WPV) type 1 cases, Africa has experienced a re-emergence of the disease. This article discusses the re-emergence of WPV in Africa, the transmission and pathogenesis of WPV, and the role of environmental surveillance and other strategies used to interrupt all WPV transmission in the region permanently.

Publication types

Review