TY  - JOUR
AU  - Fontana, Stefano
AU  - Buttinelli, Gabriele
AU  - Fiore, Stefano
AU  - Amato, Concetta
AU  - Pataracchia, Marco
AU  - Kota, Majlinda
AU  - Aćimović, Jela
AU  - Blažević, Mia
AU  - Mulaomerović, Mirsada
AU  - Nikolaeva-Glomb, Lubomira
AU  - Mentis, Andreas
AU  - Voulgari-Kokota, Androniki
AU  - Gashi, Luljeta
AU  - Kaçaniku-Gunga, Pranvera
AU  - Barbara, Christopher
AU  - Melillo, Jackie
AU  - Protić, Jelena
AU  - Filipović-Vignjević, Svetlana
AU  - O’Connor, Patrick M.
AU  - D’Alberto, Alessandra
AU  - Orioli, Riccardo
AU  - Siddu, Andrea
AU  - Saxentoff, Eugene
AU  - Stefanelli, Paola
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://intor.torlakinstitut.com/handle/123456789/618
AB  - Here we analyzed six years of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, from 2015 to 2020, of 10 countries linked to the WHO Regional Reference Laboratory, at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy. The analysis also comprises the polio vaccine coverage available (2015–2019) and enterovirus (EV) identification and typing data. Centralized Information System for Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Data Management System databases were used to obtain data on AFP indicators and laboratory performance and countries’ vaccine coverage from 2015 to 2019. EV isolation, identification, and typing were performed by each country according to WHO protocols. Overall, a general AFP underreporting was observed. Non-Polio Enterovirus (NPEV) typing showed a high heterogeneity: over the years, several genotypes of coxsackievirus and echovirus have been identified. The polio vaccine coverage, for the data available, differs among countries. This evaluation allows for the collection, for the first time, of data from the countries of the Balkan area regarding AFP surveillance and polio vaccine coverage. The need, for some countries, to enhance the surveillance systems and to promote the polio vaccine uptake, in order to maintain the polio-free status, is evident.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - Vaccines
T1  - Retrospective Analysis of Six Years of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance and Polio Vaccine Coverage Reported by Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Malta, and Greece
IS  - 1
SP  - 44
VL  - 10
DO  - 10.3390/vaccines10010044
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Fontana, Stefano and Buttinelli, Gabriele and Fiore, Stefano and Amato, Concetta and Pataracchia, Marco and Kota, Majlinda and Aćimović, Jela and Blažević, Mia and Mulaomerović, Mirsada and Nikolaeva-Glomb, Lubomira and Mentis, Andreas and Voulgari-Kokota, Androniki and Gashi, Luljeta and Kaçaniku-Gunga, Pranvera and Barbara, Christopher and Melillo, Jackie and Protić, Jelena and Filipović-Vignjević, Svetlana and O’Connor, Patrick M. and D’Alberto, Alessandra and Orioli, Riccardo and Siddu, Andrea and Saxentoff, Eugene and Stefanelli, Paola",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Here we analyzed six years of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance, from 2015 to 2020, of 10 countries linked to the WHO Regional Reference Laboratory, at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy. The analysis also comprises the polio vaccine coverage available (2015–2019) and enterovirus (EV) identification and typing data. Centralized Information System for Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Data Management System databases were used to obtain data on AFP indicators and laboratory performance and countries’ vaccine coverage from 2015 to 2019. EV isolation, identification, and typing were performed by each country according to WHO protocols. Overall, a general AFP underreporting was observed. Non-Polio Enterovirus (NPEV) typing showed a high heterogeneity: over the years, several genotypes of coxsackievirus and echovirus have been identified. The polio vaccine coverage, for the data available, differs among countries. This evaluation allows for the collection, for the first time, of data from the countries of the Balkan area regarding AFP surveillance and polio vaccine coverage. The need, for some countries, to enhance the surveillance systems and to promote the polio vaccine uptake, in order to maintain the polio-free status, is evident.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Vaccines",
title = "Retrospective Analysis of Six Years of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance and Polio Vaccine Coverage Reported by Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Malta, and Greece",
number = "1",
pages = "44",
volume = "10",
doi = "10.3390/vaccines10010044"
}

Fontana, S., Buttinelli, G., Fiore, S., Amato, C., Pataracchia, M., Kota, M., Aćimović, J., Blažević, M., Mulaomerović, M., Nikolaeva-Glomb, L., Mentis, A., Voulgari-Kokota, A., Gashi, L., Kaçaniku-Gunga, P., Barbara, C., Melillo, J., Protić, J., Filipović-Vignjević, S., O’Connor, P. M., D’Alberto, A., Orioli, R., Siddu, A., Saxentoff, E.,& Stefanelli, P.. (2022). Retrospective Analysis of Six Years of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance and Polio Vaccine Coverage Reported by Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Malta, and Greece. in Vaccines
MDPI., 10(1), 44.
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10010044

Fontana S, Buttinelli G, Fiore S, Amato C, Pataracchia M, Kota M, Aćimović J, Blažević M, Mulaomerović M, Nikolaeva-Glomb L, Mentis A, Voulgari-Kokota A, Gashi L, Kaçaniku-Gunga P, Barbara C, Melillo J, Protić J, Filipović-Vignjević S, O’Connor PM, D’Alberto A, Orioli R, Siddu A, Saxentoff E, Stefanelli P. Retrospective Analysis of Six Years of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance and Polio Vaccine Coverage Reported by Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Malta, and Greece. in Vaccines. 2022;10(1):44.
doi:10.3390/vaccines10010044 .

Fontana, Stefano, Buttinelli, Gabriele, Fiore, Stefano, Amato, Concetta, Pataracchia, Marco, Kota, Majlinda, Aćimović, Jela, Blažević, Mia, Mulaomerović, Mirsada, Nikolaeva-Glomb, Lubomira, Mentis, Andreas, Voulgari-Kokota, Androniki, Gashi, Luljeta, Kaçaniku-Gunga, Pranvera, Barbara, Christopher, Melillo, Jackie, Protić, Jelena, Filipović-Vignjević, Svetlana, O’Connor, Patrick M., D’Alberto, Alessandra, Orioli, Riccardo, Siddu, Andrea, Saxentoff, Eugene, Stefanelli, Paola, "Retrospective Analysis of Six Years of Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance and Polio Vaccine Coverage Reported by Italy, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Malta, and Greece" in Vaccines, 10, no. 1 (2022):44,
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10010044 . .