Epidemiological and virological studies into the poliomyelitis in Valencia (1959-1969)

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  • María José Báguena Cervellera Instituto de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia «López Piñero», Universitat de València-CSIC

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https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2009.v61.i1.271

Keywords:

Poliomyelitis, Polio virus, Polio vaccines, Vaccination campaigns, Epidemiology

Abstract


Studies into the polio virus began in Valencia in 1959 with the work undertaken by the microbiologist Vicente Sanchis-Bayarri Vaillant. After his education at the Rochester University and at the Pasteur Institute, Sanchis-Bayarri Vaillant established a laboratory of cell cultures at the Faculty of Medicine in Valencia, where he developed a new diagnostic technique for the poliomyelitis virus. In addition, epidemiological studies were carried out both prior to and post the 1963 vaccination campaign, which proved that Sabin’s oral vaccine was both effective and safe for use.

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Published

2009-06-30

How to Cite

Báguena Cervellera, M. J. (2009). Epidemiological and virological studies into the poliomyelitis in Valencia (1959-1969). Asclepio, 61(1), 39–54. https://doi.org/10.3989/asclepio.2009.v61.i1.271

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