Plans for containment of poliovirus following type-specific polio eradication worldwide, 2015

Overview

The Endgame Plan  set the goal of  eradicating wild poliovirus as  well as  VDPVs.  Achieving  this goal requires:  (i)  detection  of  circulating  polioviruses  and interruption of  transmission;  (ii) sequential cessation of  the use of  OPV to eliminate the risks for vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis (VAPP), chronic  VDPV  infections  of  immunodeficient  persons (iVDPV),  and  outbreaks  of  circulating  VDPV (cVDPV) and (iii) implementation of  measures for the safe handling and containment of  polioviruses to minimize the risks for facility-associated reintroduction of  virus into polio-free communities.