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The Global Polio Eradication Initiativeexternal icon is a public-private partnership led by national governments and spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, CDC, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide.

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The Global Polio Eradication Initiativeexternal icon is a public-private partnership led by national governments and spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, CDC, and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide.

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Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. In about 0.5 percent of cases, it moves from the gut to affect the central nervous system, and there is muscle weakness resulting in a flaccid paralysis. This can occur over a few hours to a few days. (more)

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Dr. Jonas Salk, American Virologist; City College of New York and New York University

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Poliovirus can be detected in specimens from the throat, feces (stool), and occasionally cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by isolating the virus in cell culture or by detecting the virus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

CDC laboratories conduct testing for poliovirus, including:

Culture

Intratypic differentiation

Genome sequencing

Serology (more)

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Poliovirus

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Polio, or poliomyelitis, has been eliminated from most of the world. But it is still a threat in some countries.
Even if you were previously vaccinated, you may need a one-time booster shot before traveling to a country where the risk of getting polio is greater.
Infants and children in the United States are vaccinated against polio with four doses of the IPV vaccine given at ages 2 months, 4 months, 6-18 months, and 4-6 years. (more)

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According to the recent article Global Polio Eradication - Way Ahead in 1988, many countries across world resolved in World Health Assembly to eradicate poliomyelitis by year 2000. In year 2016, many countries including Nigeria Afghanistan, Pakistan recorded the lowest poliovirus type 1 case count, eradication of poliovirus type 2 and continued absence of poliovirus type 3.

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Most people who get infected with poliovirus (about 72 out of 100) will not have any visible symptoms.
About 1 out of 4 people will have flu-like symptoms that include:

Sore Throat

Fever

Stomach Ache (more)