Acute flaccid paralysis in North East Delta, Egypt: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected surveillance data

Background: Effective acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance is crucial in countries approaching the final phase of polio eradication. Thus this study was conducted to highlight the epidemiological pattern of AFP as a surveillance tool for polio in Egypt. Methods: A record-based descriptive stud...

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Main Authors: Amgad Abdel-Fattah, Abdel-Hady EL-Gilany, Ragaa El-Masry, Amr Kanddeel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187603411930125X