Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
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Epidemiology of acute flaccid paralysis in Kermanshah province, 2004-2009
Authors
Keyghobad Ghadiri1, Mitra Darbandi2,*, Mandana Afsharian1, Nahid Khademi3, Mohammad Heidari4, Mortezza Azizi3, Neda Izadi2
1Dept. of Infectious Medicine, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3Kermanshah Health Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
4Dept. Epidemiology, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Mitra Darbandi, Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran, Tel: +98 9183879338 Email: mitra.darbandi@yahoo.com
Published online:Nov 19, 2011
Article type:Brief Report
Received:Jan 07, 2011
Accepted:Jun 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. doi:
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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