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Journal of Virology, June 2002, p. 5339-5349, Vol. 76, No. 11
0022-538X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.11.5339-5349.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Characterization of CHAT and Cox Type 1 Live-Attenuated Poliovirus Vaccine Strains

Javier Martín* and Philip D. Minor

Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Received 19 December 2001/ Accepted 7 March 2002

CHAT and Cox type 1 live-attenuated poliovirus strains were developed in the 1950s to be used as vaccines for humans. This paper describes their characterization with respect to virulence, sensitivity for growth at high temperatures, and complete nucleotide and amino acid sequences. The results are compared to those for their common parental wild virus, the Mahoney strain, and to those for two other poliovirus strains derived from Mahoney, the Sabin 1 vaccine strain and the mouse-adapted LS-a virus. Analysis of four isolates from cases of vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis related to the CHAT vaccine revealed genetic and phenotypic properties of the CHAT strain following replication in the human gut. CHAT-VAPP strain 134 contained a genome highly evolved from that of CHAT (1.1% nucleotide differences), suggesting long-term circulation of a vaccine-derived strain in the human population. The molecular mechanisms of attenuation and evolution of poliovirus in humans are discussed in the context of the global polio eradication initiative.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Division of Virology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Blanche Ln., Potters Bar, Hertfordshire EN6 3QG, United Kingdom. Phone: (44) 1707 654753. Fax: (44) 1707 646 730. E-mail: jmartin{at}nibsc.ac.uk.

Journal of Virology, June 2002, p. 5339-5349, Vol. 76, No. 11
0022-538X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JVI.76.11.5339-5349.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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