Continued investment in the development and application of mathematical models of
poliovirus transmission, economics, and risks leads to their use in support of polio endgame …

Introduction Over the last 20 years (2000-2019) the partners of the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative (GPEI) invested in the development and application of mathematical models of …

Abstract The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners engaged modelers during
the past nearly 20 years to support strategy and policy discussions and decisions, and to …

As the Global Polio Eradication Initiative progresses toward the eradication of wild
polioviruses, national and global health leaders must still actively consider options for …

Achieving global polio eradication requires that global stakeholders coordinate and
cooperate to invest human and financial resources in interventions that prevent virus …

Abstract Background The Global Polio Eradication Initiative plans for coordinated cessation
of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) after interrupting all wild poliovirus (WPV) transmission, but …

This introduction for the third special issue on modeling poliovirus risks provides context for
the current status of global polio eradication efforts and gives an overview of the individual …

Nearly 20 years after the year 2000 target for global wild poliovirus (WPV) eradication, live
polioviruses continue to circulate with all three serotypes posing challenges for the polio …

Background World leaders remain committed to globally-coordinated oral poliovirus vaccine
(OPV) cessation following successful eradication of wild polioviruses, but the best timing and …

Achieving the goal of a world free of poliomyelitis still requires significant effort. Although
polio immunization represents a mature area, the polio endgame will require new tools and …