Epidemiology of acute flaccid paralysis in Kermanshah province, 2004-2009

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avatar Keyghobad Ghadiri 1 , avatar Mitra Darbandi 2 , * , avatar Mandana Afsharian 1 , avatar Nahid Khademi 3 , avatar Mohammad Heidari 4 , avatar Mortezza Azizi 3 , avatar Neda Izadi 2

Dept. of Infectious Medicine, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Kermanshah Health Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Dept. Epidemiology, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences: Vol.15, issue 4; e79311
published online: November 19, 2011
article type: Brief Report
received: January 07, 2011
accepted: June 21, 2011

how to cite: Ghadiri K , Darbandi M, Afsharian M, Khademi N, Heidari M, et al. Epidemiology of acute flaccid paralysis in Kermanshah province, 2004-2009. J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci. 2011;15(4):e79311. 

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine epidemiologic features of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) during 2004-2009 in Kermanshah province. This cross-sectional descriptive study was done based on data records from Kermanshah health care center. In total 89 patients, 0-14 years old were enrolled study, which 36 of them were male and 53 were female. 50.6% of subjects were diagnosed as Guillain-barre, 6.7% transverse synovitis and 5.6% as arthritis. No any cases of poliomyelitis were diagnosed. The prevalence of reported of AFP during 2004-2009 in Kermanshah province was more than expected rate of 1 per 100000 according to WHO.

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