title: A world without polio.
authors.affiliation: Global Immunization Division.
authors.forename: Stephen L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cochi
authors.affiliation: Polio Operations and Research Department.
authors.forename: Hamid S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jafari
authors.affiliation: Global Immunization Division.
authors.forename: Gregory L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.affiliation: Polio Operations and Research Department.
authors.forename: Roland W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Sutter
authors.affiliation: Global Immunization Division.
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Linkins
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pallansch
authors.affiliation: Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Olen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kew
authors.affiliation: Office of the Assistant Director-General, Polio and Emergencies, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R Bruce
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Aylward
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D060740:Disease Eradication / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019371:Topography, Medical
keywords: polio eradication; polio-free countries