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Jean Clare Smith, MD1, Alan R Hinman, MD2, Larry K. Pickering, MD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Robert M. Brackbill, PhD1, Kimberly Caramanica, MPH1, Maret Maliniak1,2, Steven D. Stellman, PhD1,3, Monique A.

Theodore L. Aquino, DO1, Gary T. Brice, PhD2, Sherry Hayes, MPH3, Christopher A.

Sunil Bahl, MD1, Rakesh Kumar, MD2, Nata Menabde, PhD3, Arun Thapa, MBBS4, Jeffrey McFarland, MD4, Virginia Swezy, MPH4, Rudolph H. Tangermann, MD5, Hamid S. Jafari, MD5, Linda Elsner6, Steven G.

World Polio Day was established for annual observance on October 24 by Rotary International more than a decade ago to commemorate the fight against poliomyelitis. Widespread use of poliovirus vaccine led to an increasing number of polio-free countries and to establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988. As of October 14, a total of 243 polio cases had been reported in 2014, with 92% of the cases reported from Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, the only three countries where transmission of indigenous wild poliovirus has continued uninterrupted (1).

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The CDC Director’s webpage offers information on Dr. Thomas Frieden, who became the agency’s 16th director in June 2009. The pages features information on Dr. Frieden’s Weekly Focus, the Latest from Dr. Frieden (his RSS feed), and links to his bio, statements, videos, press releases, media appearances, photos, presentations, and speeches.

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