Study on incidence of acute flaccid paralysis in Hebei
Du, Y.; Qi, H.; Sun, Y.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 15(6): 328-332
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0254-6450 PMID: 7874699 Document Number: 438288
A study on the incidence of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) among 0-14 year-old children in 1990-1992 was carried out in all over 12 prefectures and cities level hospitals in Hebei. The county level hospitals were investigated in 3 of 12 prefectures and cities. A total of 214 hospitals were investigated. The result showed that the annual average incidence of AFP and non-polio AFP among 0-14 year-old children in 1990-1992 were 1.498/100000 and 0.988/100000, respectively. The annual average incidence of them among < 5 year-old children were 2.917/100000, 1.591/100000, respectively. The incidence of AFP and non-polio AFP were different in each prefecture and city. GBS accounts for 54.06% of all AFP cases.