Since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988, the number of
polio endemic countries has declined from 125 to 3 in 2013. Despite this remarkable …

Abstract The Global Commission for the Certification of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis
certified the eradication of type 2 poliovirus in September 2015, making type 2 poliovirus the …

Polio eradication requires the removal of all polioviruses from human populations, whether
wild poliovirus or those emanating from the oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV). The Polio …

As the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) strategizes towards the final steps of
eradication, routine immunization schedules evolve, and high-quality vaccination …

After over two decades of immense efforts, the global polio eradication initiative may be
approaching its final phase. With leadership from WHO, great efforts of national programs …

Abstract The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) established its Independent
Monitoring Board (IMB) in 2010 to monitor and guide its progress toward stopping polio …

Since the launch of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), paralytic cases associated
with wild poliovirus (WPV) have fallen from∼ 350,000 in 1988 to 22 in 2017. WPV type 2 …

As the vaccine of choice for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), oral poliovirus
vaccine (OPV) is inexpensive, easy to administer, and can provide good protection against …

More than 6 decades after licensure of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) as the first polio
vaccine, optimal use of IPV for polio prevention continues to be an area of interest. With the …

Since the beginning of Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, poliomyelitis cases
caused by wild poliovirus (PV) have been drastically reduced, with only 74 cases reported in …