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Geographic distribution of vaccine-derived polivirus type 2 from patients from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Viruses are represented by circles colored by lineage. Viruses that are not assigned to a lineage are categorized as unclassified.

Yearly incidence of vaccine-derived polivirus type 2, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2004–2011. The total number of cases associated with vaccine-derived polivirus type 2 is graphed for each year according to date of onset of paralysis. Viruses that are not assigned to a lineage are categorized as unclassified. VDVPs, vaccine-derived PVs.

Viral protein phylogenetic relationships among vaccine-derived poliviruses isolated from patients with acute flaccid paralysis, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2004–2011. The tree was rooted to the Sabin type 2 poliovirus sequence. The year of onset of paralysis is indicated at the beginning of each virus name, followed by a 5-digit identifier and the province of the case-patient. The numbers of nucleotide differences from the Sabin 2 prototype viral protein 1 sequence are indicated, followed by the name of the lineage. Bootstrap values >80 are indicated on the tree. Scale bar indicates nucleotide substitutions per site.