March 1, 1985The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Oral Poliovirus Vaccine: History of Its Development and Use and Current Challenge to Eliminate Poliomyelitis from the World

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Why the study?

Does the oral poliovirus vaccine prevent paralytic poliomyelitis in susceptible populations?

Population

General population, including susceptible children and adults in temperate, tropical, and subtropical…

Design

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Authors

ASA. B. SabinRockefeller Foundation

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Implication

Supports OPV campaigns in susceptible populations; leaves open precise impact in tropical settings.

Structured PICO

Does the oral poliovirus vaccine prevent paralytic poliomyelitis in susceptible populations?

Population

General population, including susceptible children and adults in temperate, tropical, and subtropical countries

Intervention

Oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV)

Outcome

Prevention of paralytic poliomyelitishard clinical

OPV has prevented millions of cases of paralytic poliomyelitis globally, and annual short-term vaccination of children can rapidly eliminate the disease in tropical and subtropical countries.

Cite This Study

A. B. Sabin (1985) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1e79b940bc8a3dd768f1fe https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/151.3.420

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Oral Poliovirus Vaccine: History of Its Development and Use and Current Challenge to Eliminate Poliomyelitis from the World

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Oral Poliovirus Vaccine: History of Its Development and Use and Current Challenge to Eliminate Poliomyelitis from the World

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