Forewarning of poliovirus outbreaks in the horn of africa: An assessment of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance and routine immunization systems in Kenya

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 210, Issue , 2014, Pages S85-S90

  Walker, Allison Taylor ^a   Sodha, Samir ^a   Warren, Wick C ^a   Sergon, Kibet ^b   Kiptoon, Shem ^b   Ogange, John ^b   Ahmeda, Abdi Hassan ^b   Eshetu, Messeret ^b   Corkum, Melissa ^c   Pillai, Satish ^a   Scobie, Heather ^a   Mdodo, Rennatus ^a   Tack, Danielle M ^a   Halldin, Cara ^a   Appelgren, Kristie ^a   Kretsinger, Katrina ^a   Bensyl, Diana M ^a   Njeru, Ian ^d   Kolongei, Titus ^a,d   Muigai, Juliet ^d   Ismail, Amina ^d   Okiror, Samuel O ^b   more..

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

^d Republic of Kenya Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation   (Kenya)

Author keywords

decentralization; polio; program review; routine immunization; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACUTE FLACCID PARALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FLACCID PARALYSIS; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLIOMYELITIS; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ANIMAL; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PARALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION;

POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALE; PARALYSIS; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84910615691     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu149     Document Type: Article

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