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On 6 September 2014, the accidental release of 1013 infectious wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) particles by a vaccine production plant in Belgium was reported. WPV3 was released into the sewage system and discharged directly to a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and subsequently into rivers that flowed to the Western Scheldt and the North Sea. No poliovirus was detected in samples from the WWTP, surface waters, mussels or sewage from the Netherlands. Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) showed that the infection risks resulting from swimming in Belgium waters were above 50% for several days and that the infection risk by consuming shellfish harvested in the eastern part of the Western Scheldt warranted a shellfish cooking advice. We conclude that the reported release of WPV3 has neither resulted in detectable levels of poliovirus in any of the samples nor in poliovirus circulation in the Netherlands. This QMRA showed that relevant data on water flows were not readily available and that prior assumptions on dilution factors were overestimated. A QMRA should have been performed by all vaccine production facilities before starting up large-scale culture of WPV to be able to implement effective interventions when an accident happens.

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Risk assessment, risk management and risk-based monitoring following a reported accidental release of poliovirus in Belgium, September to November 2014
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Erwin+Duizer&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Duizer Erwin</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Saskia+Rutjes&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Rutjes Saskia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Ana+Maria+de+Roda+Husman&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Husman Ana Maria de Roda</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jack+Schijven&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Schijven Jack</a></span>. Risk assessment, risk management and risk-based monitoring following a reported accidental release of poliovirus in Belgium, September to November 2014. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2016;21(11):pii=30169. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.11.30169" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.11.30169</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 11 Sept 2015;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 07 Jan 2016 </span> </p>
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