Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication--Angola, January 1998-June 2002.
Since the World Health Assembly resolved in 1988 to eradicate poliomyelitis, the estimated number of polio cases worldwide has declined >99%. Angola began polio eradication activities in 1996. Although polio eradication efforts have been hampered by the country's 27-year-long civil war, both the incidence of polio cases and the geographic circulation of poliovirus in Angola have decreased substantially. The cessation of hostilities on April 4, 2002, presents a new opportunity to reach populations that had been inaccessible and undervaccinated previously. This report summarizes progress made during January 1998-June 2002 and highlights the remaining challenges to eradicating polio in Angola.
D000810:Angola / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D015994:Incidence; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral