Poliomyelitis Eradication Field Guide

This publication is one of a series of practical field guides produced by the Pan American Health Organization with best practice guidance for immunisation programmes in the region. The last case of poliomyelitis in the Americas was detected in 1991, and this guide contains information on the strategies needed to maintain polio eradication in the region. Sections cover: epidemiology, clinical aspects, vaccines, immunisation activities, epidemiological surveillance, case investigation and monitoring.