[POLIOMYELITIS ERADICATION--ONE STEP TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL]. / ERADIKACIJA POLIOMIJELITISA--KORAK DO CILJA.
Acta Med Croatica
; 68(4-5): 327-35, 2014 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-26285465
Poliomyelitis is a very old disease of humans, caused by poliovirus. With appearance of the epidemics in the 20th century, poliomyelitis became a global public health issue. In 1988, the World Health Organization started a campaign for global eradication of poliomyelitis and till now poliomyelitis cases have been reduced by more than 99%. In Croatia, the introduction of vaccination in 1961 resulted in dramatic reduction of paralytic disease. The European region, including Croatia was certified polio free in 2002. However, the final goal of the "polio-free world" has not yet been reached. To reinforce the campaign, the global polio eradication initiative has come up with the Polio Eradication & Endgame Strategic Plan 2013-2018 with detailed program how to resolve the main challenges: (a) continued transmission of wild polioviruses in endemic reservoirs; (b) reinfection of polio-free areas; and (c) outbreaks due to the circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV). Global oral polio vaccine cessation will follow, with the introduction of universal use of inactivated polio vaccine.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poliomielite
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Saúde Global
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Surtos de Doenças
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Vacinas contra Poliovirus
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Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article