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War on Disease

Historia.scribere, 2023
This paper investigates how widespread acceptance of the polio vaccination was generated in the United States. It shows that FDR transformed the struggle against polio into a national endeavor and that the fear of polio contributed to the widespread ...
Jonas Zimmermann
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Mandatory vaccinations in European countries, undocumented information, false news and the impact on vaccination uptake: the position of the Italian pediatric society. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: High rates of vaccination coverage are important in preventing infectious diseases. Enforcing mandatory vaccinations is one of the strategies that some Countries adopted to protect the community when vaccination coverage is not satisfactory ...
Bozzola E, Bozzola M, Corsello G, Russo R, Spina G, Villani A   +5 more
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Seronegativity to polio viruses among previously immunized adult candidates to solid organ transplantation

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
In the current effort to eliminate polio from the world, it is important to recognize and vaccinate susceptible groups, especially immunocompromised patients living in countries where attenuated polio vaccine is still used.
Luciana Gomes Pedro Brandão, Pedro Emmanuel Alvarenga Americano do Brasil, Silas de Souza Oliveira, Edson Elias da Silva, Guilherme Santoro Lopes   +4 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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« Débarrasser la France de la poliomyélite »

Histoire, Médecine et Santé, 2023
This article discusses the means of communication and information deployed by the Institut Mérieux in Lyon to promote polio vaccination in France in the 1960s.
Baptiste Baylac-Paouly
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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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Vaccination timeliness among newborns and infants in Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundWe characterize the risk factors for delayed polio dose 1, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) dose 1, pentavalent dose 1, and measles dose 1 in Ethiopian infants.
Matthew L Boulton, Bradley F Carlson, Abram L Wagner, Julia M Porth, Berhanu Gebremeskel, Yemesrach Abeje   +5 more
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Quantifying the impact of expanded age group campaigns for polio eradication.

PLoS ONE, 2014
A priority of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) 2013-2018 strategic plan is to evaluate the potential impact on polio eradication resulting from expanding one or more Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs) to children beyond age five ...
Bradley G Wagner, Matthew R Behrend, Daniel J Klein, Alexander M Upfill-Brown, Philip A Eckhoff, Hao Hu   +5 more
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Parental perceptions surrounding polio and self-reported non-participation in polio supplementary immunization activities in Karachi, Pakistan: a mixed methods study

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2012
OBJECTIVE: To assess parent's knowledge and perceptions surrounding polio and polio vaccination, self-reported participation in polio supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) targeting children aged < 5 years, and reasons for non-participation ...
Asif Raza Khowaja, Sher Ali Khan, Naveeda Nizam, Saad Bin Omer, Anita Zaidi   +4 more
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Mathematical analysis of polio prevention through vaccination and sanitation: Incorporating incomplete vaccination and virus carrier vectors [PDF]

ITM Web of Conferences
Polio, a debilitating disease primarily affecting children under five, persists as a public health challenge despite widespread immunization efforts. Continued outbreaks underscore the impact of incomplete vaccination coverage and environmental vectors ...
Rahmi Nur, Fajri Ahmad, Anggitamaya Anggitamaya, Ekasasmita Wahyuni, Kusnaeni Kusnaeni, Husain Hartina, Nisardi Muhammad Rifki   +6 more
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