Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A 35 años de la eliminación de la poliomielitis en México: logros, retos y oportunidades. |
| Alternate Title: |
35 years after polio elimination in Mexico: achievements, challenges, and opportunities. |
| Authors: |
Manasés Aguilar-Villaseñor, José1, Lourdes García-García, Ma.2, Mongua-Rodríguez, Norma2 monguanorma@gmail.com |
| Source: |
Salud Pública de México. may/jun2026, Vol. 68 Issue 3, p265-272. 8p. |
| Abstract (English): |
Polio is a highly contagious viral disease that can cause irreversible paralysis and death. Thanks to mass vaccination and epidemiological surveillance efforts, Mexico eliminated polio in 1990, and the Americas were certified polio-free in 1994. This article, marking the 35th anniversary of elimination in Mexico, reviews the global and regional initiative for its eradication, national milestones, current epidemiology, and the role of vaccination. Recent data on polio vaccination coverage is incorporated, and current achievements and challenges are analyzed, including the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on coverage and strategies to maintain elimination and advance toward global eradication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): |
La poliomielitis es una enfermedad viral altamente contagiosa que puede causar parálisis irreversible y muerte. Gracias a la vacunación masiva y a los esfuerzos de vigilancia epidemiológica, México eliminó la poliomielitis en 1990, y la región de las Américas fue certificada libre de la enfermedad en 1994. Este artículo, con motivo del 35.° aniversario de la eliminación en México, narra la iniciativa global y regional para su erradicación, los hitos nacionales, la epidemiología actual y el papel de la vacunación. Se incorporan las coberturas de vacunación antipoliomielítica y se analizan los logros y desafíos actuales, incluidos los efectos de la pandemia de Covid-19 en la cobertura y las estrategias para mantener la eliminación y avanzar hacia la erradicación global. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
MedicLatina |
