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Impact of inactivated poliovirus vaccine on mucosal immunity: implications for the polio eradication endgame. [PDF]

, 2015
The polio eradication endgame aims to bring transmission of all polioviruses to a halt. To achieve this aim, it is essential to block viral replication in individuals via induction of a robust mucosal immune response. Although it has long been recognized
Anis E, Davis DC, Edward PK Parker, Ghendon YZ, Glezen WP, Glezen WP, Herremans MM, Herremans TM, Hovi T, Kathleen M O’Reilly, Margarita Pons-Salort, Marine WM, Natalie A Molodecky, Nicholas C Grassly, Ogra PL, Wehrle PF, WHO Collaborative Study Group on Oral and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccines   +16 more
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Polio vaccine misinformation on social media: turning point in the fight against polio eradication in Pakistan

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2021
Pakistan’s polio eradication program faces immense challenges, including misinformation on social media that resulted in an increased number of new polio cases in 2019, when viral misleading videos were shared online.
M. Ittefaq, M. Abwao, Shanawer Rafique
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Maternal education, empowerment, economic status and child polio vaccination uptake in Pakistan: a population based cross sectional study [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: To explore the association of maternal education and empowerment with childhood polio vaccination using nationally representative data of Pakistani mothers in a reproductive age group. Design: Cross-sectional.
Khan, Muhammad Tahir, Shafique, Kashif, Zaheer, Sidra   +2 more
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Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, January 2018–March 2020

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020
Since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was established in 1988, two of the three wild poliovirus (WPV) serotypes (types 2 and 3) have been eradicated.* Transmission of WPV type 1 (WPV1) remains uninterrupted only in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
A. Chard, S. Deblina Datta, G. Tallis, C. Burns, S. Wassilak, J. Vertefeuille, M. Zaffran   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Identification of the first C1 subgenotype of enterovirus 71 in the Chinese mainland in a retrospective study

Virology Journal, 2022
The C4 sub-genotype of Enterovirus 71 (EV71) has been identified as the most dominant sub-genotype circulating in the Chinese mainland since 1998. The circulation situation of EV71 before 1998 is not well established due to insufficient experimental data.
Fenfen Si, Dongyan Wang, Tianjiao Ji, Yong Zhang, Shuangli Zhu, Junhan Li, Wenbo Xu, Zexin Tao, Dongmei Yan   +8 more
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Endgame for polio eradication? Options for overcoming social and political factors in the progress to eradicating polio. [PDF]

, 2015
In 1988, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was launched with the goal of eradicating polio by the year 2000. After 25 years, several dynamics still challenge this large public health campaign with new cases of polio being reported annually ...
Ganapathiraju, Pavan, Morssink, Christiaan B, Plumb, James D   +2 more
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Polio eradication at the crossroads.

Lancet Global Health, 2021
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative, launched in 1988 with anticipated completion by 2000, has yet to reach its ultimate goal. The recent surge of polio cases urgently calls for a reassessment of the programme's current strategy and a new design for ...
K. Chumakov, E. Ehrenfeld, V. Agol, Eckard Wimmer   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparison of Micro-Census Results for Magarya Ward, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Nigeria, with Other Sources of Denominator Data

Data, 2019
Routine immunization coverage in Nigeria is suboptimal. In the northwestern state of Sokoto, an independent population-based survey for 2016 found immunization coverage with the third dose of Pentavalent vaccine to be 3%, whereas administrative coverage ...
Margherita E. Ghiselli, Idongesit Nta Wilson, Brian Kaplan, Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri, Adamu Sule, Halimatu Bolatito Ayanleke, Faruk Namalam, Shehu Ahmad Tambuwal, Nuruddeen Aliyu, Umar Kadi, Omotayo Bolu, Nyampa Barau, Mohammed Yahaya, Gideon Ugbenyo, Ugochukwu Osigwe, Clara Oguji, Nnamdi Usifoh, Vincent Seaman   +17 more
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An Updated Economic Analysis of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative

Risk Analysis, 2021
Despite a strong global commitment, polio eradication efforts continue now more than 30 years after the 1988 World Health Assembly resolution that established the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), and 20 years after the original target of the ...
K. Thompson, D. A. Kalkowska
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Hospital discharges-based search of acute flaccid paralysis cases 2007-2016 in Italy and comparison with the National Surveillance System for monitoring the risk of polio reintroduction [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance has been adopted globally as a key strategy for monitoring the progress of the polio eradication initiative.
Affanni P., Amato C., Ansaldi F., Arghittu A., Bellino S., Binda S., Bonaccorsi G., Brusaferro S., Buttinelli G., Camilloni B., Capannolo B., Carraro V., Castiglia P., D'errico M.M., De Grazia S., De Stefano C., Fiore S., Foca A., Fontana S., Germinario C., Giammanco G., Grasso G.M., Larocca A., Lombardi D., Lorini C., Mancini C., Napoletano G., Pellegrinelli L., Pennino F., Russo F., Spertini S., Stefanelli P., Triassi M., Vairo F., Veronesi L., Zanella F.   +35 more
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