Situation of poliomyelitis in northern Vietnam from 1992 to 1997 and the surveillance activities of acute flaccid paralysis/polio
- Author:
Dung Kim Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
poliomyelitis
- MeSH:
Poliomyelitis;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
1999;9(1):18-22
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Our study is aimed to access polio situation and the surveillance activities of AFP/polio cases in Northern Vietnam from 1992 to 1997. Results showed that due to the quality of the regular and sentinel surveillance improved and the polio vaccination coverage sustained (over 90% for several years), the morbidity of polio has been decreased. There were 146 confirmed cases and 35 wild polio cases in 1992 and up to 1997, there were only 3 confirmed polio cases, none of wild polio cases have been reported since 1994.
