Global Eradication of Poliomyelitis and Measles: Another Quiet Revolution
Authors: Ciro A. de Quadros
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1997)

Editorials15 July 1997Global Eradication of Poliomyelitis and Measles: Another Quiet RevolutionCiro A. de Quadros, MD, MPHCiro A. de Quadros, MD, MPHPan American Health Organization Washington, DC 20037Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-127-2-199707150-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In September 1985, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) targeted poliomyelitis for eradication from the Americas by 1990 [1]. To achieve this eradication, a strategy aimed at rapidly interrupting chains of transmission was implemented; methods included routine administration of oral poliomyelitis vaccine and national immunization days. The national immunization days, along with surveillance for persons with acute flaccid paralysis and laboratory tests to detect wild poliovirus in the stools of these persons, proved to be key components of the strategy to eradicate poliomyelitis. Another key component was house-to-house mop-up operations done to administer oral poliomyelitis vaccine to persons in the ...References1. de Quadros CA, de Macedo C. Poliomyelitis eradication: the Americas take the lead. World Health Magazine. 1989. Google Scholar2. de Quadros CA, Andrus JK, Olive JM, da Silveira CM, Eikhof RM, Carrasco P, et al. Eradication of poliomyelitis: progress in the Americas. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1991; 10:222-9. Google Scholar3. Robbins FC, de Quadros CA. The certification of eradication of indigenous poliovirus from the Americas. J Infect Dis. 1997; 175(Suppl 1):S281-5. Google Scholar4. de Quadros CA, Andrus JK, Olive JM, Guerra de Macedo CG, Henderson DA. Polio eradication from the Western Hemisphere. Annu Rev Public Health. 1992; 13:239-52. Google Scholar5. Hull HF, Ward NA, Hull BP, Milstien JB, de Quadros CA. Paralytic poliomyelitis: seasoned strategies, disappearing disease. Lancet. 1994; 343:1331-7. Google Scholar6. The Impact of the Expanded Program on Immunization and the Polio Eradication Initiative on Health Systems in the Americas. Report of the Taylor Commission. Washington, DC: Pan Am Health Organ; 1995:3. Google Scholar7. de Quadros CA, Olive JM, Hersh BS, Strassburg MA, Henderson DA, Brandling-Bennett, D, et al. Measles elimination in the Americas. Evolving strategies. JAMA. 1996; 275:224-9. Google Scholar8. Weekly measles surveillance bulletin. Pan Am Health Organ. 1996; 2:1. Google Scholar9. Measles-United States, 1995. MMWR Morb Morta Wkly Rep. 1996; 45:15. Google Scholar10. Final Report of WHO/PAHO/CDC Meeting on Advances on Measles Elimination. Conclusions and Recommendations. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; July 1996. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Pan American Health Organization Washington, DC 20037Corresponding Author: Ciro A. de Quadros, MD, MPH, Pan American Health Organization, 525 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037-2895. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByMeasles VaccinesPoliovirus Vaccine–LiveStatistical and Ontological Analysis of Adverse Events Associated with Monovalent and Combination Vaccines against Hepatitis A and B DiseasesChallenges in the research and development of new human vaccinesMeasles vaccinePoliovirus vaccine—liveMeasles vaccinePoliovirus vaccine-liveEconomic Evaluation of Measles Catch-Up and Follow-Up Campaigns in Afghanistan in 2002 and 2003IgG avidity to distinguish secondary from primary measles vaccination failures: prospects for a more effective global measles elimination strategyViruses and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Is There Evidence for a Causal Association?Prospects for global poliomyelitis eradicationPerformance of Indirect Immunoglobulin M (IgM) Serology Tests and IgM Capture Assays for Laboratory Diagnosis of MeaslesThe business of science and the science of business in the quest for an AIDS vaccine1Presented in abbreviated content at the 1998 Meeting of the Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore, MD, August 24, 1998.1Differences in Contributing Factors to Tuberculosis Incidence in U.S.-born and Foreign-born Persons 15 July 1997Volume 127, Issue 2Page: 156-158KeywordsChildrenLaboratory testsMeaslesMolecular epidemiologyParalysisPoliomyelitisPrevention, policy, and public healthPreventive medicineResearch laboratoriesVaccines Issue Published: 15 July 1997 CopyrightCopyright © 1997 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...