Epidemiological Profile of Acute Flaccid Paralysis in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2021 to 2022

IF 2.1 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of International Students Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI:10.64950/ijchmd.12

ERIC MALAMBA

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Background and Objectives: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not reported any cases ofwild poliovirus since 2017 and has since been declared free of wild poliovirus. However, there have beena few cases of poliomyelitis caused by vaccine-derived poliovirus. The objective of this study is to describethe epidemiological characteristics of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases reported in the DRC between2021 and 2022, in order to suggest adaptations to current control strategies.Methods: This is an observational, retrospective, descriptive, and cross-sectional study based onsecondary surveillance data of AFP in the DRC from 2021 to 2022. An exhaustive sampling was conductedusing records from the disease control database, focusing on AFP cases reported in all provinces of theDRC during the 2021-2022 period. Included in the analysis were all database entries confirmed as actualAFP caseKeywords: Poliomyelitis, Acute flaccid Paralysis, Epidemiology, Democratic Republic of CongoIntroductionThe minimum standard recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for poliomyelitissurveillance is syndromic surveillance based on acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases at the national level,with laboratory confirmation of poliovirus from stool samples (World Health Organization, 2018). Acuteflaccid paralysis is defined as the sudden onset of paralysis characterized by a reduction in muscle tone inone or more limbs. This syndrome can result from a variety of etiologies, including Guillain-Barré

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2021年至2022年刚果民主共和国急性弛缓性麻痹流行病学概况

背景和目的：自2017年以来，刚果民主共和国未报告任何野生脊髓灰质炎病毒病例，并已宣布无野生脊髓灰质炎病毒。然而，由疫苗衍生的脊髓灰质炎病毒引起的脊髓灰质炎病例很少。本研究的目的是描述2021年至2022年在刚果民主共和国报告的急性弛缓性麻痹（AFP）病例的流行病学特征，以便提出适应当前控制策略的建议。方法：这是一项基于刚果民主共和国2021年至2022年AFP二级监测数据的观察性、回顾性、描述性和横断面研究。利用疾病控制数据库的记录进行了详尽的抽样，重点是2021-2022年期间在刚果民主共和国所有省份报告的AFP病例。关键词：脊髓灰质炎，急性弛缓性麻痹，流行病学，刚果民主共和国世界卫生组织（WHO）建议的脊髓灰质炎监测的最低标准是在国家一级以急性弛缓性麻痹（AFP）病例为基础的综合征监测，并从粪便样本中实验室确认脊髓灰质炎病毒（世界卫生组织，2018）。急性弛缓性麻痹被定义为突然发作的麻痹，其特征是一个或多个肢体的肌肉张力降低。这种综合征可由多种病因引起，包括格林-巴利综合征

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Journal of International Students EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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2.90

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25.00%

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30 weeks

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