Isolation and Identification of Sabin poliovirus in middle and southern Iraqi provinces

Abstract

Three hundred and sixty feces samples were collected from children and infants who have diarrhea and other symptoms associated with Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP). The samples were collected from the middle and southern provinces of Iraq. The clinical cases were equal or less than four years old. Nineteen positive poliovirus positive cases were found post-preliminary culture. Poliovirus type I was found in six cases, Poliovirus type II was found in three cases and Poliovirus type III was found in six cases. Four cases contain mix poliovirus types. All positive cases were screened in confirmation test and the results showed that 9 isolates of type I, 3 isolates of type II and 10 isolates of type III. All isolated viruses were sabin-type type and no wild-type poliovirus was identified in current study. It can be concluded that the poliovirus sabin maybe associated with Acute Flaccid Paralysis.