Editorial: Polio eradication in Australia and the world
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2002.26.13Keywords:
Poliomyelitis, disease surveillance, mass vaccinationAbstract
Vaccination prevents an estimated 650,000 cases of paralytic polio in each annual global birth cohort. In October 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Western Pacific region, including Australia to be polio-free. This marks an important achievement for childhood health and is a true vaccination 'success story.' Since the creation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative by the World Health Assembly in 1988, the estimated number of polio cases has fallen from 350,000 to less than 3,500, a decrease of more than 99 per cent.
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