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In 2016, 60% of high-risk African Region countries and 100% of Eastern Mediterranean Region countries met national polio surveillance quality indicators, though significant provincial-level gaps remain that must be addressed to achieve global eradication. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

April 6, 2017MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ReportOpen Access

Surveillance Systems to Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, 2015–2016

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Population

Children aged <15 years in 20 countries in the African Region and six in the Eastern Mediterranean Region…

Design

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Follow-up

2015-2016

Authors

EMEdmond F. MaesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention ODOusmane M. DiopInstitute of Health Research, Epidemiological Surveillance and Training JJJaume JorbaAlbany State University

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Implication

National polio surveillance meets targets in most countries assessed; leaves open subnational gaps requiring strengthened activities for eradication.

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Population

Children aged <15 years in 20 countries in the African Region and six in the Eastern Mediterranean Region that reported WPV or cVDPVs during 2011-2016, as well as Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

Intervention

Surveillance systems for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) combined with stool specimen testing and environmental surveillance.

Outcome

Surveillance quality indicators (nonpolio AFP rates of 2 per 100,000 persons aged <15 years per year and 80% of AFP cases with adequate stool specimens).

While many countries meet national surveillance quality indicators for polio eradication, provincial-level variation exists, necessitating further strengthening of surveillance activities.

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Maes et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d2d40ba3016ff712f34bd https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6613a3

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National polio surveillance meets targets in most countries assessed; leaves open subnational gaps requiring strengthened activities for eradication.

Surveillance Systems to Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, 2015–2016

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Surveillance Systems to Track Progress Toward Polio Eradication — Worldwide, 2015–2016

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