Nearly Complete Genome Sequences of Type 2 Sabin-Like Polioviruses from Northern Nigerian Poliovirus Surveillance, 2016 to 2018.
Kun ZhaoAlexander SchmidtKevin TangChristina J CastroHongmei LiuHong PangQi ChenMarycelin BabaOderinde Bamidele SojiDavid BukbukMonilade AkinolaJohnson Adekunle AdenijiRachel L MarineTerry Fei Fan NgJaume JorbaCara C BurnsPublished in: Microbiology resource announcements (2022)
We sequenced 109 type 2 Sabin-like poliovirus isolates that had been collected from acute flaccid paralysis patients or healthy children in Nigeria. Understanding the genetic makeup of these viruses may contribute to polio eradication efforts.