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Serology reagents intended to detect antibodies to poliovirus type 1, a virus of the genus Enterovirus, family Picornaviridae. Poliovirus type 1 is the most common cause of poliomyelitis and poliomyelitis epidemics. Poliomyelitis may be nonparalytic, characterized by fever, sore throat, headache, and sometimes stiffness of the neck and back; or paralytic, characterized by involvement of the central nervous system.
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