The purpose of containment is to prevent reintroduction of wild polioviruses from
laboratories into polio-free communities. In order to achieve global commitment to laboratory …

In 1988, the World Health Assembly resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis. Subsequently, the
Global Polio Eradication Initiative reduced the global incidence of polio associated with wild …

This paper provides an overview on the current status of polio eradication efforts in India. In
spite of the setback experienced during 2002, honest implementation of intensive …

Published by AAAS the world had eradicated smallpox, and there seemed to be no
overwhelming scientific obstacles to wiping out polio as well. The virus is spread from …

Ending Use of Oral Poliovirus Vaccine The global health community has taken the first step
toward eliminating use of oral poliovirus vaccine: switching from trivalent to bivalent vaccine …

Just over hundred years ago, Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper identified a virus, later
termed poliovirus, as the causative agent of poliomyelitis. This groundbreaking discovery …

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 …

Poliomyelitis has appeared in epidemic form, become endemic on a global scale, and been
reduced to near-elimination, all within the span of documented medical history. Epidemics of …

It is the year 2000, the target date set by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the global
eradication of poliomyelitis. In 1999, there were 7090 cases of polio, and in 1848 of these …

In May 1985, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) proposed the goal of
interruption of wild poliovirus transmission in the Western Hemisphere by 1990 (1). This …