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Poliomyelitis eradication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The U.S. efforts to promote vaccine use among all children really began after the polio vaccine in 1955. Immunization has been cited as one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, with millions of children and cases of disease, disability and death having been prevented.
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The world's success in eradicating polio now depends on four countries -- Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan -- according to the Advisory Committee on Polio Eradication (ACPE), the indep ... The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is spearheaded by national governments, the World Health Organization (WHO),
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Jan 22, 2009 ... The philanthropic effort will focus on battling the disease in Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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This report summarizes progress towards polio eradication in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal during January 2001-June 2002 and highlights the remaining challenges to eradicating polio in these countries.
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VaccinePlace.com offers detailed information regarding Polio, including symptoms, vaccinations, and shots. ... Overview; Polio was one of the most dreaded childhood diseases of the 20th century in the United States. Polio epidemics crippled thousands of people, mostly young children, each year.1...
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National immunization days (NIDs) to control polio outbreaks were carried out in Namibia in 1994 and 1995. Angola, Botswana, and South Africa carried out subnational NIDs in 1995. All countries in southern Africa except Madagascar planned NIDs in 1996. Epidemiologic surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP)
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