Disease eradication as a public health strategy: a case study of poliomyelitis eradication

Disease eradication as a public health strategy was discussed at international meetings in 1997 and 1998. In this article, the ongoing poliomyelitis eradication initiative is examined using the criteria for evaluating candidate diseases for eradication proposed at these meetings, which covered costs...

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Main Authors: R.B. Aylward, H.F. Hull, S.L. Cochi, R.W. Sutter, J.-M. Olivé, B. Melgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2000-03-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000000300003&lng=en&tlng=en