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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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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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Spatial model for risk prediction and sub-national prioritization to aid poliovirus eradication in Pakistan

BMC Medicine, 2017
Background Pakistan is one of only three countries where poliovirus circulation remains endemic. For the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, identifying high risk districts is essential to target interventions and allocate limited resources.
Laina D. Mercer, Rana M. Safdar, Jamal Ahmed, Abdirahman Mahamud, M. Muzaffar Khan, Sue Gerber, Aiden O’Leary, Mike Ryan, Frank Salet, Steve J. Kroiss, Hil Lyons, Alexander Upfill-Brown, Guillaume Chabot-Couture   +12 more
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The impact of polio eradication on routine immunization and primary health care: a mixed-methods study. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: After 2 decades of focused efforts to eradicate polio, the impact of eradication activities on health systems continues to be controversial.
Banteyerga Amaha, Hailom, Closser, Svea, Cox, Kelly, Dukku, Aminu Mohammed, Gopinath, Ranjani, Jooma, Rashid, Justice, Judith, Koon, Adam D, Landis, R Matthew, Luck, Matthew A, Maes, Kenneth, Mohammed, Ismaila Zango, Neergheen, Vanessa, Nsubuga, Peter, Nuttall, Elizabeth, Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia, Omidian, Patricia A, Parris, Thomas M, Pont, W Frank, Rosenthal, Anat, Tedoff, Pauley, Thacker, Naveen, Varley, Emma   +22 more
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Eradication of wild poliovirus in Nigeria: Lessons learnt

Public Health in Practice, 2021
Introduction: On August 24, 2020, Nigeria recorded a monumental success by achieving the aim of a “wild polio-free country” after completing three years without any case of wild poliovirus (WPV).
Osmond C. Ekwebelem, Obinna V. Nnorom-Dike, Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Nicholas C. Ekwebelem, Job C. Aleke, Ekenedirichukwu S. Ofielu   +5 more
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Poliomyelitis During the 21st Century (2000-2013) [PDF]

, 2014
Poliovirus is the pathogenic agent of paralytic poliomyelitis that belongs to the picornaviridae family. Poliomyelitis has an extended history dating over to the Egyptian eighteenth dynasty.
Ahmad, T. (Tahir), Anjum, S. (Sadia), Arif, S. (Sania), Chaudry, N. (Nazia)   +3 more
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Lessons from polio eradication [PDF]

Nature, 2011
Ridding the world of polio requires a global initiative that tailors strategies to communities, say Heidi J. Larson and Isaac Ghinai.
Heidi J, Larson, Isaac, Ghinai
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The role of research in viral disease eradication and elimination programs: Lessons for malaria eradication [PDF]

, 2011
By examining the role research has played in eradication or regional elimination initiatives for three viral diseases-smallpox, poliomyelitis, and measles-we derive nine cross-cutting lessons applicable to malaria eradication.
Breman, JG, de Quadros, CA, Dowdle, WR, Foege, WH, Henderson, DA, John, TJ, Levine, MM   +6 more
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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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Achieving high immunogenicity against poliovirus with fractional doses of inactivated poliovirus vaccine in Ecuador-results from a cross-sectional serological survey

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2022
Summary: Background: In January 2018, Ecuador changed its routine immunization schedule by replacing one full dose of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) administered intramuscularly at 2 months of age with two doses of fractional IPV (1/5th of full ...
Gabriel Trueba, Vishali Jeyaseelan, Lazaro Lopez, Bernardo A. Mainou, Yiting Zhang, Alvaro Whittembury, Alfredo Jose Olmedo Valarezo, Gonzalo Baquero, Rosa Romero de Aguinaga, Lucia Jeannete Zurita Salinas, Maria Gabriela Santacruz Mancheno, Diana Elizabeth Medina Chacho, Emmanuelle Quentin, Ana Elena Chevez, Gloria Rey-Benito, Ondrej Mach   +15 more
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