Many countries have made use of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) in their national
poliovirus control programs since 1955. Until 1961 IPV was the only vaccine available for …

Two scientists who played leading roles in the conquest of poliomyelitis died recently. In
1954, Jonas Salk provided the first licensed polio vaccine, the formalin (and heat) …

The global incidence of poliomyelitis has dropped by more than 99 per cent since the
governments of the world committed to eradication in 1988. One of the three serotypes of …

Undernutrition is estimated to affect over 800 million individuals, or more than one in ten
persons on Earth [1]. This number includes those who are undernourished based on …

Over the past half-century, global use of highly effective vaccines against poliomyelitis
brought this disease to the brink of elimination. Mounting evidence supports the argument …

Background In 1988, the World Health Assembly resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis.
Although substantial progress toward this goal has been made, eradication remains elusive …

Abstract In February to July, 1986, an outbreak of type 3 poliomyelitis occurred in north-east
Brazil that was linked to type-specific failure of trivalent oral polio vaccine (TOPV). To see if …

The enterovirus group, named in 1957,(72,285) brought together polioviruses,
coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses, all of which inhabit the human alimentary tract. These …

Oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV), given in 3 or more doses, has been highly effective in several
developed countries, leading to the virtual elimination of wild virus. In such countries …

We describe a successful program of poliomyelitis control using a combination of killed and
live polio vaccines over a 10-year period in two developing areas, the West Bank and Gaza …