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CSU 44/2011: POLIO IN INDIA

    This close look at polio in India is upbeat, but not without concerns.  From the editorial note:   ‘The current high season for polio in India has passed with historically low incidence of WPV cases. Successful inter ... read more

CSU 54/2011: FRACTIONAL COSTS OF INACTIVATED POLIO ...

  One difficulty with IPV is its cost, much higher than that of oral polio vaccine. This study from the Sultanate of Oman seeks to overcome that cost constraint. Full text, with figures, is at http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0909383 ... read more

CSU 54/2011: FRACTIONAL COSTS OF INACTIVATED POLIO ...

  One difficulty with IPV is its cost, much higher than that of oral polio vaccine. This study from the Sultanate of Oman seeks to overcome that cost constraint. Full text, with figures, is at http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0909383 ... read more

CSU 55/2011: CAN POLIO BE ERADICATED? A SKEPTIC NO ...

Can Polio Be Eradicated? A Skeptic Now Thinks So By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: New York Times, February 14, 2011 Two weeks ago, at the end of an interview about whether polio really can be eradicated, Bill Gates muttered aloud to an aide escorti ... read more

CSU 98/2011: TWO ON CIRCULATING VACCINE DERIVED PO ...

  1)              Eradication of Poliovirus: Fighting Fire With Fire 1.   Neal Nathanson  + Author Affiliations 1.    Global Health Programs ... read more

CSU 72/2011: THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF POLIOMYELITIS DEC ...

  A tour d’horizon by two well known writers on poliomyelitis. From their conclusions: If polioviruses are to be eradicated globally, several requirements must be met. First, in countries where wild polioviruses still circulate, there mu ... read more

CSU 76/2011: POLIO IN INDIA

    This close look at polio in India is upbeat, but not without concerns.  From the editorial note:   ‘The current high season for polio in India has passed with historically low incidence of WPV cases. Successful inter ... read more

CSU 149/2011: INDEPENDENT MONITORING BOARD DELIVE ...

Full text is at http://www.polioeradication.org/Portals/0/Document/Data&Monitoring/IMB_Reports/IMB_Report_April.pdf IMB delivers frank assessment of progress towards polio-free world Report highlights need for 'heightened attention' at all leve ... read more

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