1. Polio: global eradication by 2000

a) Trend


b) 1988

c) 2000

d) 2005 goal

e) Current status

Progress made: A notable success. More than 175 countries are polio-free.

350,000 cases

Fewer than 3,500 cases

Global eradication

Number of new cases continues to decline. Polio remains endemic in only 10 countries, down from 125 countries in 1988.
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