The Challenge of Global Poliomyelitis Eradication

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Dis Clin North Am
• Personal Author:
  Garon, Julie R. ; Cochi, Stephen L. ; Orenstein, Walter A.
• Description:
  In the United States during the 1950's, polio was on the forefront of every provider and caregiver's mind. Today, most providers in the United States have never seen a case. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), which began in 1988 has reduced the number of cases by over 99%. The world is closer to achieving global eradication of polio than ever before but as long as poliovirus circulates anywhere in the world, every country is vulnerable. The global community can support the polio eradication effort through continued vaccination, surveillance, enforcing travel regulations and contributing financial support, partnerships and advocacy.
• Keywords:
  • Poliomyelitis
  • Eradication
  • Oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV)
  • Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
  • Disease Eradication
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Poliomyelitis
  More +
• Source:
  Infect Dis Clin North Am. 29(4):651-665
• Pubmed ID:
  26610419
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10544864
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133849/cdc_133849_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 450.99 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a362e5a8ab15a10c40dd1dd69febff3ad82aad968e4027191b5b9d68403dda1d