A surveillance officer investigating a cluster of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in a non-endemic country wants to classify the cases. What is the WHO-...

Question

A surveillance officer investigating a cluster of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in a non-endemic country wants to classify the cases. What is the WHO-recommended rate of non-polio AFP surveillance that indicates a surveillance system sensitive enough to detect circulating poliovirus?

Accepted Answer

≥1 non-polio AFP case per 100,000 population under 15 years per year

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≥5 AFP cases per 100,000 population

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≥10 AFP cases per 100,000 population

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Any AFP case in a child under 5

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AFP surveillance is not a WHO indicator

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): AFP Surveillance Indicator

A surveillance officer investigating a cluster of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in a non-endemic country wants to classify the cases. What is the WHO-recommended rate of non-polio AFP surveillance that indicates a surveillance system sensitive enough to detect circulating poliovirus?