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Eradication of Poliomyelitis

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1961
Excerpt Poliomyelitis, as well as many other infectious diseases, probably began their association with the human species long before human beings evolved in their present form.
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Financial and economic costs of the elimination and eradication of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in Africa [PDF]

, 2015
Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a parasitic disease transmitted by blackflies. Symptoms include severe itching, skin lesions, and vision impairment including blindness. More than 99% of all cases are concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sicuri, E, Young Eun Kim (117995), Elisa Sicuri, Sicuri, Elisa, Tediosi, F, Fabrizio Tediosi (247282), Young Eun Kim, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Young Eun Kim, Fabrizio Tediosi, Kim, Young E., Elisa Sicuri (247271), Kim, YE, Kim, Young Eun   +13 more
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vineyk24/Island-Eradication: Island Eradication Release

, 2022
This is the release of the island eradication repository for creating a permanent ...
vineyk24
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Poliovirus excretion among children with primary immune deficiency in Pakistan: a pilot surveillance study protocol

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction Children with primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID) are more susceptible to developing viral infections and are at a substantially increased risk of developing paralytic poliomyelitis.
Ali Faisal Saleem, Asma Sadruddin Pethani, Zaubina Kazi, Ujala Nayyar, Muhammad Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Tahir Yousafzai, Mach Ondrej   +6 more
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Feasibility of conducting intradermal vaccination campaign with inactivated poliovirus vaccine using Tropis intradermal needle free injection system, Karachi, Pakistan

Heliyon, 2017
Background: Administration of intradermal fractional dose of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (fIPV) has proven to be safe and immunogenic; however, its intradermal application using needle and syringe is technically difficult and requires trained ...
Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai, Ali Faisal Saleem, Ondrej Mach, Attaullah Baig, Roland W. Sutter, Anita K.M. Zaidi   +5 more
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Highly Effective and Noninvasive Near‐Infrared Eradication of a Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm on Implants by a Photoresponsive Coating within 20 Min

Advancement of science, 2019
Biofilms have been related to the persistence of infections on medical implants, and these cannot be eradicated because of the resistance of biofilm structures.
Mu Li, Liqian Li, Kun Su, Xiangmei Liu, Tianjin Zhang, Yanqin Liang, Doudou Jing, Xian-Jin Yang, D. Zheng, Z. Cui, Zebiao Li, Shengli Zhu, K. Yeung, Yufeng Zheng, Xianbao Wang, Shuilin Wu   +15 more
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Protecting investments in polio eradication: the past, present and future of surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis. [PDF]

, 2004
In September 2003 a WHO consultation group on vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPV) concluded that in order to prevent future generations of paralytic polio after interruption of transmission of wild poliovirus, the use of trivalent oral polio vaccine (OPV)
D. L. HEYMANN, E. M. DE GOURVILLE, Heymann, DL, R. B. AYLWARD, Aylward, RB, De Gourville, EM   +5 more
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Harnessing laboratory data for poliovirus eradication: contributions of the Africa regional polio laboratory data management team, 2022 – 2024

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update
Background and Objectives: Polio laboratory data is crucial in providing timely and accurate information on poliovirus outbreaks and therefore an important component of the overall poliovirus eradication strategies. This paper discusses the contributions
Brook Tesfaye, Reggis Katsande, Doungmo Wakem Yannick Arthur, Julius E Chia, Chefor Ymele Demeveng Derrick, Ikeonu Obianuju Caroline, Kabore Sakma, Mahmud Zubairu, Busisiwe Ngobe, Abdulahi Walla Hamisu, Ticha Johnson Muluh, Kebba Touray, Modjirom Ndoutabe, Jamal A Ahmed, Anfumbom Kfutwah   +14 more
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Malaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable, and necessary.

The Lancet, 2019
Richard G A Feachem*†, Ingrid Chen‡, Omar Akbari*, Amelia Bertozzi-Villa, Samir Bhatt, Fred Binka*, Maciej F Boni, Caroline Buckee*, Joseph Dieleman*, Arjen Dondorp*, Alex Eapen*, Neelam Sekhri Feachem*, Scott Filler*, Peter Gething*, Roly Gosling, Annie
R. Feachem, Ingrid T Chen, O. Akbari, A. Bertozzi-Villa, S. Bhatt, F. Binka, M. F. Boni, C. Buckee, J. Dieleman, A. Dondorp, A. Eapen, Neelam Sekhri Feachem, S. Filler, P. Gething, R. Gosling, Annie Haakenstad, Kelly E Harvard, Arian Hatefi, D. Jamison, Kate E. Jones, C. Karema, R. Kamwi, A. Lal, Erika Larson, M. Lees, Neil F Lobo, A. Micah, Bruno Moonen, Gretchen Newby, Xiao Ning, M. Pate, M. Quiñones, M. Roh, B. Rolfe, D. Shanks, Balbir Singh, Kenneth Staley, James M. Tulloch, Jennifer Wegbreit, Hyun Ju Woo, W. Mpanju-Shumbusho   +40 more
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Metastasis on pause: How dormant tumor cells stay hidden within the tumor microenvironment and evade immune surveillance

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Dormant cancer cells can hide in distant organs for years, evading treatment and the immune system. This review highlights how signals from the surrounding tissue and immune environment keep these cells inactive or trigger their reawakening. Understanding these mechanisms may help develop therapies to eliminate or control dormant cells and prevent ...
Kanishka Tiwary, Jose Javier Bravo‐Cordero   +1 more
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