Is polio eradication realistic?

Science

Volumn 312, Issue 5775, 2006, Pages 852-854

  Arita, Isao ^a   Nakane, Miyuki ^a   Fenner, Frank ^b  

^a Agency for Cooperation in International Health   (Japan)

^b Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; VIRUSES;

ERADICATION; POLIO; SMALLPOX;

DISEASE CONTROL;

INACTIVATED VACCINE; ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; POLIOMYELITIS; SMALLPOX;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; POLIOMYELITIS; POLITICS; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENETICS; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PATHOGENICITY; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; POPULATION GROWTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

VARIOLA VIRUS;

AFRICA; ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MASS IMMUNIZATION; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, INACTIVATED; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; POLITICS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33646540455     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1124959     Document Type: Review

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