Key result
The polio eradication initiative in the Eastern Mediterranean Region was associated with a 66% decrease in confirmed polio cases, from 2342 in 1988 to 789 in 1995.
Population
Populations of the 23 countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization
Design
Other
Follow-up
1988 to 1995
Authors
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Supports scaling immunization campaigns in endemic areas; leaves open the independent effects of surveillance on case ascertainment.
Observational
Yes
Substantial progress was made toward eradicating poliomyelitis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region between 1988 and 1995, with a 66% decrease in confirmed cases.
Wahdan et al. (1997) conducted an observational in Poliomyelitis. Polio eradication initiative was evaluated on Confirmed cases of polio. The polio eradication initiative in the Eastern Mediterranean Region was associated with a 66% decrease in confirmed polio cases, from 2342 in 1988 to 789 in 1995.
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