Progress in Europe towards the goal of poliomyelitis eradication

S Wassilak; G Oblapenko; S Dittmann

doi:10.2807/esm.02.05.00163-en

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Progress in Europe towards the goal of poliomyelitis eradication
S Wassilak¹ , G Oblapenko¹ , S Dittmann¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Communicable Diseases and Immunization Unit, World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Citation style for this article: Wassilak S, Oblapenko G, Dittmann S. Progress in Europe towards the goal of poliomyelitis eradication. Euro Surveill. 1997;2(5):pii=163. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.02.05.00163-en

Abstract

In 1988, the World Health Assembly set a target of global eradication of poliomyelitis due to wild poliovirus by the year 2000. The strategies of the campaign are: reach and maintain high levels of routine vaccination coverage throughout the population; p