Key result
Widespread implementation of inactivated and live oral poliovirus vaccines has dramatically reduced the global incidence of paralytic poliomyelitis, bringing worldwide eradication within reach.
Population
Global populations, including industrialized and developing countries, affected by poliomyelitis
Design
Review
Authors
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Sustained targeted campaigns remain essential in endemic regions; review leaves open optimal strategies for final eradication.
Poliovirus vaccines have nearly eradicated paralytic poliomyelitis in industrialized nations, but targeted mass vaccination campaigns remain necessary in developing countries.
J. L. Melnick (1992) conducted a review in Poliomyelitis. Poliovirus vaccines (IPV and OPV) was evaluated. Widespread implementation of inactivated and live oral poliovirus vaccines has dramatically reduced the global incidence of paralytic poliomyelitis, bringing worldwide eradication within reach.
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