Why the study?
This study was conducted to examine national Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance data and the epidemiology and serotypes of enteroviruses in Turkey from 2000 to 2019.
Population
5216 AFP pre-diagnosed patients and 3,208 contacts in Turkey
Design
Retrospective surveillance study
Authors
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Sustained AFP surveillance supports polio-free status in Turkey; leaves open NPEV serotype contributions to paralysis pending prospective studies.
Non-polio enteroviruses are the predominant cause of enterovirus-related Acute Flaccid Paralysis in Turkey, reflecting the success of high polio vaccination rates.
Korukluoğlu et al. (2021) studied this question.