The Problems with Polio: Toward Eradication

The global health effort to eradicate poliomyelitis (polio) has encountered a number of unforeseen and unpredictable challenges. This article provides a timely review of progress made toward eradication, including the polio vaccines in use, and explores the reasons for delays in eradication target d...

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Autores principales: Lien, Gemma, Heymann, David L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2013
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25134479
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-013-0014-6
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spelling pubmed-41081112014-07-24 The Problems with Polio: Toward Eradication Lien, Gemma Heymann, David L. Infect Dis Ther Review The global health effort to eradicate poliomyelitis (polio) has encountered a number of unforeseen and unpredictable challenges. This article provides a timely review of progress made toward eradication, including the polio vaccines in use, and explores the reasons for delays in eradication target dates. It provides an overview of some of the remaining barriers to eradication and looks toward overcoming these through the Polio Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan. Springer Healthcare 2013-09-17 2013-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4108111/ /pubmed/25134479 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40121-013-0014-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2013 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
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