Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication--South-East Asia, January 2000-June 2001.
Since the World Health Assembly resolved in 1988 to eradicate poliomyelitis globally, the estimated number of polio cases worldwide has declined 99%. During 1994, member countries of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) of the World Health Organization (WHO) began accelerating efforts to eradicate polio. By 2000, wild poliovirus was detected in only four of the 10 countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Myanmar. This report summarizes polio eradication activities during January 2000-June 2001 in SEAR, where wild poliovirus transmission has declined rapidly and is occurring primarily in northern India.
D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D001211:Asia, Western / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D015994:Incidence; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral