The poliovirus eradication programme coordinated by the World Health Organization mainly
involves immunization with a live attenuated vaccine. Only six countries—India, Pakistan …

ABSTRACT The new GPEI Strategic Plan 2010-2012 builds on the special 2009 Programme
of Work andincorporates the myriad lessons learnt since the GPEI began. These lessons …

The world is on the verge of achieving global polio eradication. During> 25 years of
operations, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has mobilized and trained millions …

As the global polio eradication initiative comes ever closer to its goal of terminating of all
wild poliovirus transmission, significant challenges remain. Wild poliovirus transmission …

The articles in this theme issue of the Bulletin address the complex policies of polio
eradication. The end of wild poliovirus transmission is not the end of the story, as certification …

Despite substantial progress, global polio eradication has remained elusive. Indigenous
wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission in 4 endemic countries (Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and …

Abstract The Global Polio Eradication Initiative, launched in 1988, is close to achieving its
goal. In 2015, reported cases of wild poliovirus were limited to just two countries …

The polio eradication campaign has greatly reduced the effects of this disease, but many
new challenges have emerged. These challenges include the occurrence of polio outbreaks …

Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, January 2017–March 2019 | MMWR Skip
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The 15-decade drive to control and eradicate polio through immunization [1] has benefited
from the availability of 2 excellent vaccines, the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) of Salk …