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Poliomyelitis control in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip: changing strategies with the goal of eradication in an endemic area.

Israel has faced the challenge presented by epidemic poliomyelitis by using different immunization strategies. In the 1950s, inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) helped to reduce the total burden of the disease, but cases continued to occur. Introduction of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) in mid-1961...

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Main Authors: Goldblum, N., Gerichter, C. B., Tulchinsky, T. H., Melnick, J. L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: World Health Organization 1994
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2486552/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7955030
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