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Polio eradication strategy 2022\u20132026 : delivering on a promise [PDF]

Over the last decade, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) made steady progress on the path to eradication. Wild poliovirus types 2 and 3 (WPV2 and WPV3) were declared eradicated in 2015 and 2019, respectively; the World Health Organization ...

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Poliovirus serological assay after the cVDPV1 outbreak in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study from 2020 to 2021Research in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Summary: Background: In June 2018, a type 1 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV1) outbreak was declared in Papua New Guinea (PNG), resulting in a total of 26 paralytic confirmed cases.
William Pomat, Rocio Lopez Cavestany, Visalakshi Jeyaseelan, Rebecca Ford, Janet Gare, Tigran Avagyan, Varja Grabovac, Deborah Bettels, Dessie Mekonnen, Kathryn Ann Vetter Jones, Bernardo Alfredo Mainou, Ondrej Mach   +11 more
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Commentary: Elimination of Guinea Worm Disease in South Sudan through multi-disciplinary actions

South Sudan Medical Journal, 2018
South Sudan is now in the pre-certification phase, having gone over sixteen months as of April 2018, with zero reports for cases of Guinea worm disease (GWD).
Makoy S. Yibi
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Global Polio Eradication progress 2001

The global incidence of polio fell to 483 new cases in 2001, bringing the disease to the brink of eradication. Wild poliovirus circulation is limited to parts of ten countries as the geographic spread and biodiversity of the virus has dramatically ...

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The African Polio Laboratory Network: Advancing Regional Poliovirus Detection, Genomic Surveillance, and Eradication

Vaccines
Background: Sustaining progress toward polio eradication requires not only effective vaccination but also a resilient laboratory network capable of timely poliovirus detection, confirmation, and genetic characterization.
Brook Tesfaye, Terna Nomhwange, Shelina Moonsamy, Julius E. Chia, Maryceline M. Baba, Adedayo Omotayo Fanaye, Mesfin Tefera, Yogolelo Riziki, Peter Borus, Josephine Bwogi, Marie-Claire Endegue, Mariette Glitho, Idah Ndumba, Priscilla Mosoke, Ousmane M. Diop, John Kofi Odoom, Martin Faye, Gedi Mohamed, Anfumbom Kfutwah   +18 more
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative; strategic plan, 2004-2008 [PDF]

By end-2003, poliomyelitis had been eliminated from all but 6 countries in the world as a result of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the largest international public health effort to date. Nearly 5 million children are walking who would otherwise

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Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Presentations February 2017 Day 1On the agenda, this presentation listed as: Global Polio Eradication Initiative.Slides from a presentation at the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting February 22-23, 2017, Atlanta, GA.global-01-anand ...

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Investigating the dynamics of S. Enteritidis serotype spread in breeder poultry company using a whole genome sequencing approach

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Salmonella is a globally prevalent foodborne zoonotic pathogen, with poultry and its products serving as the primary epidemiological reservoirs. As a core upstream component of the poultry industry chain, breeder farms can harbor Salmonella that ...
Qian Wang, Mengze Song, Wei Zhao, Xiaoran Hu, Zhipeng Tang, Longzong Guo   +5 more
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative; strategic plan, 2001-2005

Extraordinary progress has been made toward global eradication of poliomyelitis. Only 30 countries were considered endemic at the end of 1999, down from 50 in 1998.

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Global polio eradication : reaching every last child [PDF]

Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease. The virus spreads from person to person and can invade an infected person\u2019s spinal cord, causing life-long paralysis or in rare instances, death.

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