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. 2020 Jul 17;69(28):913–917. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6928a4

TABLE 1. Summary of 149 immunodeficiency-associated vaccine-derived poliovirus (iVDPV) cases reported in the World Health Organization (WHO) iVDPV registry — worldwide, January 1, 1961–December 31, 2019*.

Characteristic No. (%)
iVDPV cases reported to WHO (1961–2019)
149 (100)
Period detected
1961–2000
19 (12.8)
2001–2010
31 (20.8)
2011–2020
99 (66.4)
WHO region
African
10 (6.7)
Eastern Mediterranean
74 (49.7)
European
16 (10.7)
Americas
18 (12.1)
South-East Asian
15 (10.1)
Western Pacific
16 (10.7)
Sex
Female
64 (40.6)
Male
85 (59.4)
Acute flaccid paralysis
Yes
95 (63.8)
No
51 (34.2)
Unknown
3 (2.0)
Age group at onset (yrs)
<1
86 (59.3)
1–5
40 (27.6)
>5
19 (13.1)
Immunodeficiency category
Antibody disorders (HGG, AGG, XLA)
39 (28.1)
Common variable immunodeficiency
22 (15.8)
SCID and other combined humoral/T-cell deficiencies
46 (33.1)
Other (MHC class II deficiency, centromere instability, ICF syndrome)
20 (14.4)
Unknown
12 (8.6)
Serotype
1
27 (18.1)
2
83 (55.7)
3
33 (22.1)
1 and 2
3 (2.0)
2 and 3
3 (2.0)
Outcome
Alive
16 (10.7)
Alive and stopped excreting
52 (34.9)
Dead
65 (43.6)
Unknown/Lost to follow-up 16 (10.7)

Abbreviations: AGG = agammaglobulinemia; HGG = hypogammaglobulinemia; ICF = centromeric region instability, facial anomalies syndrome; MHC = major histocompatibility complex; SCID = severe combined immunodeficiency; XLA = X-linked agammaglobulinemia.

*Data as of May 17, 2020.