Where are we falling behind on screening and testing for polio?, 2021
Countries are considered to have adequate screening if they have a non-polio acute flaccid paralysis rate above 2 per 100,000 children, and adequate testing if theyhave a stool collection rate above 80%.
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- Difference between reported and estimated cases of polio
- Paralytic polio: estimated cases by world region
- Polio case and death rates in the United States
- Polio: Rate of cases vs. vaccination coverage
- Progress towards polio eradication
- Rate of acute flaccid paralysis from non-polio causes
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- Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses
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- Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio
- Share of potential polio cases with adequate stool collection
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