Adequacy of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance Indicators for Iran in 2016

Abstract

<span>Eradication of polio as a largest public health innovation is led by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the world <span>(1)</span>. The main strategies to reach this goal included improved routine immunization, adequate response to outbreaks and effective surveillance (2). Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance has considered as a comprehensive program for polio eradication, by identification of areas of poliovirus transmission as well as cases of importation. Polio-free certification should be confirmed through surveillance <span>(3)</span>. AFP surveillance has some indicators, where used to determine sufficient sensitivity of surveillance to detect poliovirus transmission in communities <span>(4)</span>.</span><br /> <strong><span>Table.1</span></strong><span> shows two cores of AFP surveillance performance indicators including non-polio AFP and stool adequacy rates for Iran in 2016 <span>(5)</span>. In the year of 2016 recorded the 776 AFP cases (Non polio AFP rate: 4.2 per 100,000 </span>