Progress and peril: Poliomyelitis eradication efforts in Pakistan, 1994-2013

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages S152-S161

  Alexander, James P ^a   Zubair, Mufti ^b   Khan, Muzaffar ^b   Abid, Nima ^c   Durry, Elias ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Polio Eradication Initiative   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

disease eradication; epidemiology; Pakistan; polio; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREND STUDY; VACCINATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WILD POLIOVIRUS TYPE 1; WILD POLIOVIRUS TYPE 3; ADOLESCENT; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE ERADICATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PAKISTAN; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84910605398     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu450     Document Type: Review

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