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Paralytic poliomyelitis (1989-1994): report from a sentinel center

B Ahuja1, V K Gupta, A Tyagi

  • 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi.

Indian Pediatrics
|September 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Paralytic poliomyelitis cases declined, but the proportion of vaccinated children affected increased. Intensifying immunization coverage remains crucial to eradicate polio.

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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Virology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Poliomyelitis remains a significant public health concern, particularly in regions with suboptimal immunization coverage.
  • Understanding disease trends before widespread vaccination campaigns is essential for evaluating intervention effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze paralytic poliomyelitis trends during the pre-Pulse Polio Immunization era.
  • To identify demographic and virologic patterns of poliomyelitis in unvaccinated and vaccinated populations.

Main Methods:

  • A hospital-based sentinel surveillance system was employed.
  • Data from 6704 line-listed poliomyelitis cases from January 1989 to December 1994 were analyzed.

Main Results:

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  • A decline in alternate-year peaks of poliomyelitis cases was observed, from 1621 in 1990 to 1062 in 1994.
  • The proportion of poliomyelitis cases in fully vaccinated children increased from 14% to 22.9% during the study period.
  • Poliovirus type I was the predominant serotype, except in 1993 when type II was isolated in 38.7% of cases.

Conclusions:

  • Despite improvements in immunization coverage, a significant majority (67.2%) of children with poliomyelitis were unvaccinated.
  • The findings underscore the critical need to intensify and sustain high immunization coverage rates with effective vaccines to achieve polio eradication.