Polio vaccines, eradication and posterradication

Vaccination against polio generates herd immunity (both with the attenuated (OPV) and inactivated (IPV) vaccines) and this will allow the eradication of the disease. The OPV vaccine produces 2-4 polio cases per cohort of one million children and therefore IPV is used in countries that can afford its...

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Published in:	Revista espanola de salud publica Vol. 87; no. 5; p. 497
Main Authors:	Salmerón García, Francisco, Portela Moreira, Agustín, Soler Soneira, Marta, López Hernández, Susana, Chamorro Somoza Díaz-Sarmiento, María, Pérez González, Isabel, Rubio Gómez, María Isabel, Pérez González, Alicia, Sagredo Rodríguez, Ana, Ruiz Antúnez, Sol, Timón Jiménez, Marcos, Frutos Cabanillas, Gloria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-09-2013
Subjects:	Child Child, Preschool Disease Eradication - methods Disease Eradication - organization & administration Global Health Humans Immunization Programs - organization & administration Poliomyelitis - epidemiology Poliomyelitis - prevention & control Poliomyelitis - transmission Poliomyelitis - virology Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated - administration & dosage Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated - immunology Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral - administration & dosage Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral - adverse effects Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral - immunology Spain - epidemiology United States - epidemiology Vaccination United States Spain
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