Eradication of poliomyelitis: progress in the Americas : The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Eradication of poliomyelitis: progress in the Americas : The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal …

The polio eradication initiative, created after the World Health Assembly resolved, in 1988, to
eradicate poliomyelitis globally by 2000, has made remarkable progress. From 1988 …

Significant progress is being made towards the global eradication of poliomyelitis by the
year 2000. The strategies recommended by the World Health Organization for polio …

N. Nathanson is in the Departments of Microbiology and Neurology, University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. E-mail: nathansn@ mail. med. upenn. edu P …

It is a special pleasure for me to participate in today's symposium, in honor of my cousin Saul
Krugman's 80th birthday and to celebrate his important contributions to our knowledge of …

The Challenge of Global Poliomyelitis Eradication Page 1 1 CLINICS ARTICLE TITLE PAGE
ARTICLE TITLE The Challenge of Global Poliomyelitis Eradication AUTHOR NAMES AND …

To many young physicians, poliomyelitis probably seems as remote a problem on the
medical scene today as the Black Death and other vanished scourges. The paradox is that …

Global eradication of poliomyelitis can be achieved by a programme strategy that includes
achievement and maintenance of high immunization levels, effective surveillance to detect …

Poliomyelitis is a disease of major public health importance. Since the launch of the Global
Poliomyelitis Eradication Initiative in 1988, considerable progress has been achieved …

Disease eradication as a public health strategy was discussed at international meetings in
1997 and 1998. In this article, the ongoing poliomyelitis eradication initiative is examined …