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JAMA. 2001;285:161-162.

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MMWR. 2000;49:1024-1028

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In 1988, the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean Region* (EMR) of the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a resolution to eradicate poliomyelitis from the region by 2000. Since then, substantial progress has been made in vaccination and surveillance and, by the end of the year, 19 of the 23 EMR countries are expected to have interrupted poliovirus transmission. This report summarizes progress toward this goal from January 1999 through September 2000.

Routine vaccination coverage

In 1999, the regional reported coverage with at least three doses of oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV3) by age 1 year was 83% (range: 18%-100%), compared with 82% in 1998. OPV3 coverage of 90% was reported from 14 countries. Coverage levels of 80% were reported from Afghanistan (32%), Djibouti (27%), Pakistan (80%), Somalia (18%, only northern regions reporting), Sudan (77%), and Yemen (72%). These countries represent more than half of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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