[HTML][HTML] Zero-or missed-dose children in Nigeria: contributing factors and interventions to overcome immunization service delivery challenges

K Mahachi, J Kessels, K Boateng, AEJ Baptiste… - Vaccine, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract'Zero-dose'refers to a person who does not receive a single dose of any vaccine in
the routine national immunization schedule, while 'missed dose'refers to a person who does …

A review of the most commonly used methods for sample collection in environmental surveillance of poliovirus

G Matrajt, B Naughton… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
We performed a review of the environmental surveillance methods commonly used to collect
and concentrate poliovirus (PV) from water samples. We compared the sampling …

[HTML][HTML] Progress toward polio eradication—worldwide, January 2017–March 2019

SA Greene - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2019 - cdc.gov
Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, January 2017–March 2019 | MMWR Skip
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[HTML][HTML] Progress toward polio eradication—worldwide, January 2016–March 2018

F Khan - MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2018 - cdc.gov
Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, January 2016–March 2018 | MMWR Skip
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[HTML][HTML] Infectious disease outbreak preparedness and response in Nigeria: history, limitations and recommendations for global health policy and practice

TJ Olumade, OA Adesanya, IJ Fred-Akintunwa… - AIMS public …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Effective disease outbreak response has historically been a challenging accomplishment for
the Nigerian health system due to an array of hurdles not unique to Nigeria but also found in …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance to track progress toward polio eradication—worldwide, 2017–2018

JC Patel - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2019 - cdc.gov
This report presents 2017–2018 poliovirus surveillance data, focusing on 31 countries
identified as high-priority countries by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. In 2018, 26 …

[HTML][HTML] Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication—Nigeria, January 2018–may 2019

US Adamu - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2019 - cdc.gov
The number of children living in insurgent-held areas in Borno who have not had access to
poliovirus vaccines was reduced by 87% during December 2016–May 2017. Trained …

Differential determinants and reasons for the non-and partial vaccination of children among Nigerian caregivers

R Sato - Vaccine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Vaccination has saved millions of lives. However, the vaccination rate in
Nigeria remains low. We differentiate reasons for incomplete vaccination by status: not-and …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance to track progress toward polio eradication—worldwide, 2016–2017

TJ Gardner - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2018 - cdc.gov
In 2017, 22 wild poliovirus cases were reported from two countries (Afghanistan and
Pakistan), the fewest number ever reported globally. Polio cases caused by circulating …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the spread of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 outbreaks and interventions: A case study of Nigeria

Y Sun, P Keskinocak, LN Steimle, SD Kovacs… - Vaccine: X, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Despite the successes of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, substantial
challenges remain in eradicating the poliovirus. The Sabin-strain (live-attenuated) virus in …