Detection of circulating type 3 vaccine-derived polioviruses in French Guiana, May to August 2024

The authors are indebted to Javier Martin, Dimitra Klapsa, Thomas Wilton, Alison Tedcastle and Erika Bujaki (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK) for sharing their concentration protocols. They thank Guia Carrara and C & eacute;cile Pelt & eacute;kian (Agence nationale de la recherche scientifique|Maladies infectieuses & eacute;mergentes) for supporting this project and the staffs of the Plateforme de microbiologie mutualis & eacute;e (Institut Pasteur, Pasteur International Bioresources network, Paris, France) and of the P & ocirc;le de g & eacute;notypage des pathog & egrave;nes (Institut Pasteur, Cellule d'intervention biologique d'urgence, Paris, France) for performing the sequencing. The authors would like to thank board members of GIS-OBEPINE, Vincent Mar & eacute;chal and Yvon Maday, who were involved in the preliminary discussions of the global scientific orientations of this project with the French health authorities (Sant & eacute; publique France). They also thank the Soci & eacute;t & eacute; guyanaise des eaux and the Compagnie d'ing & eacute;nierie des eaux for sampling of wastewater and the local health authorities (Agence r & eacute;gionale de sant & eacute;) for supporting this project.