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Sociocultural concepts of pandemic influenza and determinants of community vaccine acceptance in Pune, India [PDF]

, 2015
Vaccines are considered one of public health’s greatest achievements. Yet, public concerns and hesitancy towards acceptance of vaccines has been noted around the world for various vaccines.
Sundaram, Neisha
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Improving community coverage of oral cholera mass vaccination campaigns: lessons learned in Zanzibar [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Recent research in two cholera-endemic communities of Zanzibar has shown that a majority (?94%) of the adult population was willing to receive free oral cholera vaccines (OCVs). Since OCV uptake in the 2009 campaign reached only ?50% in these
Claire-Lise Chaignat, Weiss Mitchell G., Schaetti, C., Weiss, M. G., Khatib, A. M., Ahmed M. Khatib (130136), Said M. Ali, Mitchell G Weiss, Hutubessy Raymond, Schaetti Christian, Ahmed M Khatib, Claire-Lise Chaignat (127845), Raymond Hutubessy (130149), Ali, S. M., Khatib Ahmed M., Mitchell G. Weiss, Mitchell G. Weiss (130129), Ahmed M. Khatib, Chaignat Claire-Lise, Ali Said M., Hutubessy, R., Christian Schaetti (130127), Chaignat, C. L., Raymond Hutubessy, Christian Schaetti, Said M Ali, Said M. Ali (130132)   +26 more
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The impact of different IPV-OPV sequential immunization programs on hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine efficacy

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2022
In recent years, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative has gradually implemented a global shift in polio immunization programs. Few studies cover polio immunization program impacts on the efficacy of other vaccines.
Shiyi Chen, Yuping Zhao, Zhiyao Yang, Ying Li, Hongyuan Shi, Ting Zhao, Xiaolei Yang, Jing Li, Guoliang Li, Jianfeng Wang, Zhifang Ying, Jingsi Yang   +11 more
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The East-West Collaboration across the Iron Curtain against Polio Epidemics: Soviet Engagement with Global Health and Poliomyelitis Vaccine Development in 1956-1964

Journal of Eurasian Studies, 2023
The eradication of polio has often been portrayed as an “American story” since the heroes who invented the first polio vaccines, the primary weapon against the disease, were American medical scientists and health administrators.
Boram Shin
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Polio Today: State of the Global Eradication Program and Modern Strategy of WHO on Immunization

Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2015
The review presents data on the current stature of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative of the WHO. The success of its implementation mainly depends on the solutions of the problems associated with continuing use of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine ...
O. E. Ivanova
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Low rates of repeat HIV testing despite increased availability of antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania: findings from 2003-2010. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: HIV counselling and testing (HCT) services can play an important role in HIV prevention by encouraging safe sexual behaviours and linking HIV-infected clients to antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Mtenga, Baltazar, Todd Jim, Baltazar Mtenga, Wringe Alison, Marston, Milly, Cawley, Caoimhe, Clark, Benjamin, Caoimhe Cawley, Todd, Jim, Urassa, Mark, Isingo, Raphael, Isingo Raphael, Urassa Mark, Benjamin Clark, Milly Marston, Zaba Basia, Wringe, Alison, Alison Wringe, Clark Benjamin, Mark Urassa, Zaba, Basia, Marston Milly, Raphael Isingo, Cawley Caoimhe, Mtenga Baltazar, Basia Zaba, Jim Todd   +26 more
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Detection of immunoglobulin G levels produced by oral polio vaccine in HIV infected children in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
Introduction: disease eradication requires a long time and efficient management as compared to disease control program. After successful small pox eradication, Polio virus causing poliomyelitis is choice for next eradication.
Fwangshak Ayuba Lengkat, Onuoha Stanley Chukwudozie, Oladele, Olasoji Vincent, Dasun Martin James, Hashimu Godiya Amina, Onyedibe Kenneth   +5 more
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Adverse Events Following Immunization with Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2, and the Experience and Challenges of Reporting in Sierra Leone. [PDF]

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Fawzi Thomas,1,2 Onome T Abiri,2,3 Joyce M Kallon,4 Desmond Maada Kangbai,4 Thomas A Conteh,1,2 Sally-Mattu Conteh,4 Edna G Samuels,4 Olufunsho Awodele5 1Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine and Allied ...
Thomas F, Abiri OT, Kallon JM, Kangbai DM, Conteh TA, Conteh SM, Samuels EG, Awodele O.   +7 more
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Education in Oral Polio Vaccine Program [PDF]

Public Health Reports (1896-1970), 1963
IS THE TERM "community organization for health education" one that is understood. and the connotations accepted, by public health personnel as it relates to families with limited education and income? Is it possible for persons with a professional background to accept emotionally as well as intellectually the premise that persons from so-called hard ...
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An Unusual Case of Vaccine-Associated Paralytic Poliomyelitis

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2014
The present article reports a case involving an immunocompetent, previously well child who, despite two previous doses of inactivated poliovirus vaccine, developed severe flaccid paralysis consistent with polio after receiving oral polio vaccine.
S Desai, T Diener, BJ-K Tan, NJ Lowry, C Talukdar, WM Chrusch, S Wiebe   +6 more
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