Trends of key surveillance performance indicators of acute flaccid paralysis: a descriptive analysis, Uganda, 2015–2020

Trends of key surveillance performance indicators of acute flaccid paralysis: a descriptive analysis, Uganda, 2015–2020

Abstract Background Polio is disease caused by poliovirus which can in turn cause irreversible paralytic disease, presenting as Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP). A sensitive AFP surveillance system, in which all reported AFP cases are evaluated, first to determine if they are true AFP cases or not, is...

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Main Authors: Bob Omoda Amodan, Annet Kisakye, Patricia Thiwe Okumu, Sherry Rita Ahirirwe, Daniel Kadobera, Alfred Driwale, Alex Riolexus Ario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
AFP
Eradication
Polio
Surveillance
Uganda
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14077-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14077-w

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