Eradication of Poliomyelitis
Authors: ALBERT B. SABIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 September 1961Eradication of PoliomyelitisALBERT B. SABIN, M.D.ALBERT B. SABIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-3-353 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPoliomyelitis, as well as many other infectious diseases, probably began their association with the human species long before human beings evolved in their present form. A few of these diseases, like smallpox and malaria, have already been eradicated from large parts of the world, although they still continue to contribute to the sum total of misery in other parts inhabited by hundreds of millions of human beings. In the present communication, I should like briefly to review the recently acquired knowledge which justifies the expectation that poliomyelitis may also be eradicated from large areas of the world.An infectious disease...References1. SABIN AB: Field studies with live poliovirus vaccine and their significance for a program of ultimate eradication of the disease. Acad. Med. N. J. Bull. 6: 168, 1960. Google Scholar2. SABINRAMOS-ALVAREZALVAREZ-AMEZQUITAPELONMICHAELSSPIGLANDKOCHBARNESRHIM ABMJWRHIMAJMJS: Live, orally given poliovirus vaccine-effects of rapid mass immunization on population under conditions of massive, enteric infection with other viruses. J. A. M. A. 173: 1521, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SABINMICHAELSSPIGLANDPELONRHIMWEHR ABRHIWJSER: Community-wide use of oral poliovirus vaccine—effectiveness of the Cincinnati program. Amer. J. Dis. Child. 101: 546, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SABIN AB: Poliomyelitis incidence in the Soviet Union in 1960. J. A. M. A. 176: 231, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SKOVRANEKZACEK VK: Oral poliovirus vaccine (Sabin) in Czechoslovakia—effectiveness of nation-wide use in 1960. J. A. M. A. 176: 524, 1961. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cincinnati, OhioReceived for publication June 6, 1961.From The Children's Hospital Research Foundation, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, O.Presented as the James D. Bruce Memorial Lecture on Preventive Medicine at the Forty-second Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Miami Beach, Florida, May 8-12, 1961.Aided by grants from The National Foundation, Inc.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Albert B. Sabin, M.D., The Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati 29, O. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCurrent Status and Future of Polio Vaccines and VaccinationDie PoliomyelitisschutzimpfungSalk and Sabin Vaccination of Population GroupsOral Poliovirus Vaccine 1 September 1961Volume 55, Issue 3Page: 353-357KeywordsChildrenHospital medicineInfectious diseasesMalariaMotivationParalysisPoliomyelitisPreventive medicine Issue Published: 1 September 1961 CopyrightCopyright ©, 1961, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF DownloadLoading ...