Polio eradication in Nigeria and the role of the national stop transmission of polio program, 2012-2013

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages S111-S117

  Waziri, Ndadilnasiya E ^a   Ohuabunwo, Chima J ^a   Nguku, Patrick M ^a   Ogbuanu, Ikechukwu U ^b   Gidado, Saheed ^a   Biya, Oladayo ^a   Wiesen, Eric S ^b   Vertefeuille, John ^b   Townes, Debra ^b   Oyemakinde, Akin ^c   Nwanyanwu, Okey ^d   Gassasira, Alex ^a   Mkanda, Pascal ^e   Muhammad, Ado J G ^f   Elmousaad, Hashim A ^a   Nasidi, Abdulsalami ^g   Mahoney, Frank J ^b  

^a African Field Epidemiology Network ^*  (Uganda)

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

^c Federal Ministry of Health   (United States)

^d CDC   (Nigeria)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f Nigeria National Primary Health Care Development Agency   (Nigeria)

^g NIGERIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

global polio eradication initiative; national stop transmission of polio; Nigeria; routine immunization; supplementalimmunization activity

Indexed keywords

APPLIED RESEARCH; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; NATIONAL STOP TRANSMISSION OF POLIO PROGRAM; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TREND STUDY; DISEASE ERADICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES;

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE ERADICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84910650686     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu199     Document Type: Review

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