Case 5: Eliminating Polio in Latin America and the Caribbean
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Global importance of the health condition today: today, polio is on the verge of being erased from the globe. as recently as 988, 25 countries were endemic for polio, with an estimated 350,000 cases. through the first half of 2006, just four countries were reported endemic for polio, and fewer than 700 cases were reported worldwide. this dramatic reduction is the result of massive oral polio vaccine immunizations through a global eradication campaign.
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Eliminating Polio in Latin America and the Caribbean
G l o b a l I m p o r t a n c e o f t h e H e a l t h C o n d i t i o n To d a y : Today, polio is on the verge of being erased from the globe. As recently as 1988, 125 countries were endemic for polio, with an estimated 350,000 cases. By the end of 2003, just six countries reported polio cases, and fewer than 800 cases were reported worldwide. This dramatic reduction is the result of massive O...
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