Graham F. Tallis

Aug 16, 2023 | medscape.com | Tasha Stehling-Ariza |Amanda Wilkinson |Ousmane M. Diop |Jaume Jorba |Humayun Asghar |Tigran Avagnan | +8 more

X Univadis from Medscape News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases CME & Education Academy Video Decision Point close Please confirm that you would like to log out of Medscape. If you log out, you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit. Disclosures Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2023;72(23):613-620. Introduction Since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was established in 1988, the number of wild poliovirus (WPV) cases has declined by...

Jul 21, 2023 | medscape.com | Scarlett E. Lee |Sharon Greene |Cara C. Burns |Graham F. Tallis

Abstract and Introduction Introduction Since the World Health Assembly established the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988, two of the three wild poliovirus (WPV) serotypes (types 2 and 3) have been eradicated, and global WPV cases have decreased by more than 99.9%. Afghanistan and Pakistan remain the only countries where indigenous WPV type 1 (WPV1) transmission has not been interrupted.