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A Critical Look at 2015 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance Core Indicators of Bauchi State, Nigeria

Received: 8 May 2016     Accepted: 17 May 2016     Published: 4 July 2016
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Background: Poliomyelitis, a disease that predominantly affects children under the age of five years, is a highly infectious viral disease transmitted through the faeco-oral route. The disease could result in irreversible paralysis in 1:200 infections and has a case fatality rate of 5-10% especially when the respiratory muscles become immobilized. The Global Polio Eradication Initiatives (GPEI) is a partnership between international organizations and governments of countries and other stakeholders aimed at polio eradication across the globe through the use of strategies such as improved AFP surveillance, strengthening routine immunizations, and supplemental immunization activities. Importantly, the use of polio vaccine in multiple times on a child confers lifelong immunity against the disease. Study Design: Retrospective study Methods: Quantitative cross-sectional study of AFP cases reported across the 20 local government areas (LGA) of Bauchi State, northeastern Nigeria. The data was collected between 1st January 2015 and 31st December 2015. Results: Although all the 20(100%) LGAs met the non-polio AFP rate (NPAFP) of reporting at least 1 case per annum and stool adequacy, only 10(50%) LGAs met the minimum accepted NPENT rate of 10% with the remaining 10(50%) LGAs falling short of the minimum acceptable rate. Thus, the cumulative NPENT rate for Bauchi State stood at 10.3%. Conclusion: The 2015 AFP surveillance results from Bauchi State clearly support the remarkable progress made by Nigeria. However, there is need for future studies to establish reasons behind the remaining 10 (50%) of the LGAs in Bauchi failing short of meeting the minimum NPENT rate of 10.

Published in Science Journal of Public Health (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.sjph.20160404.19
Page(s) 326-329
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Keywords

Acute Flaccid Paralysis, Surveillance, Non-polio Enterovirus, Non-polio-AFP Rate, Eradication, Poliomyelitis, Stool Adequacy

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    Jalal-Eddeen Abubakar Saleh, Rui Gama Vaz, Fiona Braka, Khaled Abdelrahim, Adamu Ibrahim Ningi. A Critical Look at 2015 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance Core Indicators of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Sci J Public Health. 2016;4(4):326-329. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20160404.19

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  • EPI-IVE, World Health Organization, Bauchi Zonal Office, Bauchi State, Nigeria

  • WR/NIE, World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria

  • EPI-IVE, World Health Organization, Abuja, Nigeria

  • EPI-IVE, World Health Organization, Bauchi Zonal Office, Bauchi State, Nigeria

  • EPI-IVE, World Health Organization, Bauchi Zonal Office, Bauchi State, Nigeria

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