Prevalence of paralytic poliomyelitis in Pondicherry, South India.

Rotti, SB; Satpathy, S K; Mehta, Sofia

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“…This survey detected victims of this disor der belonging to all ages, unlike most studies where surveys are restricted to the pediatric population [17][18][19]. One hundred and thirtynine cases of postpoliomyelitis residual paral ysis were detected giving a prevalence ratio of 2.18/1,000.…”

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Prevalence and Pattern of Major Neurological Disorders in Rural Kashmir (India) in 1986

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In 1986 in the Kuthar Valley in the Anantnag District of south Kashmir (northwestern India), we studied the population to ascertain the prevalence and pattern of various neurological diseases. A house-to-house survey was done in a rural population of 63,645 (according to a World Health Organization protocol, 1981). 616 cases of major neurological disorders were detected, yielding a prevalence of ratio of 9.67/1,000 as of prevalence day November 1, 1986. The prevalence ratios for various common neurological disorders were: epilepsy 2.47/ 1,000; stroke 1.43/1,000; paralytic poliomyelitis 2.18/1,000; mental retardation 2.09/1,000; deaf mutism 1.63/1,000, and cerebral palsy 1.24/1,000. Persons with these conditions constituted 92% of all neurological cases. Patients with motor neuron disease, Alzheimer''s dementia or multiple sclerosis were not found.

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Prevalence and Pattern of Major Neurological Disorders in Rural Kashmir (India) in 1986

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“…4 The vaccination schedule in the study area is as follows: (i) three doses of oral polio vaccine and diphtheria and tetanus in months 3, 4, and 5 of life; (subsequently changed to weeks 6, 10, and 14 under the Universal Immunisation programme; (ii) BCG before 6 weeks of age; and (iii) measles vaccine at 9-12 months of age. Since 1988, vaccination coverage surveys have been conducted every year in Pondicherry in children aged [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] There were 109 cases in boys, giving a prevalence of 4-6/1000, and 79 cases in girls, giving a prevalence of 3-3/1000. The boy:girl ratio was 1 -4: 1, and the difference was statistically significant (X2=5-2l; p<0 05).…”

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Paralytic poliomyelitis in children under 6 years in Pondicherry: a community survey.

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Rotti

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“…The predominance of cases among males observed in this study has also been reported in the studies conducted in Pondicherry, India and elsewhere. 55 Males (boys) are more predisposed to physical activity, which is a risk factor for paralytic polio and even if both sexes were affected at the same time, they are most likely to have a higher incidence of paralytic polio compared to the girls. 56 These findings of the study should be considered in the light of limitations.…”

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Poliovirus antibody levels and lameness among individuals in three regions of Ghana

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Odoom

Akweongo

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Introduction: Ghana recorded the last case of poliomyelitis caused by wild poliovirus in 2008 and the country was declared polio-free in 2015. Polio-neutralizing-antibody levels in the population of three geographically representative regions of Ghana was determined, to identify possible immunity gaps. Methods: Cross-sectional, hospital (1-70 years old) and school (primary, 1-15 years old)-based studies were undertaken in three regions in 2016. Individuals who visited the three teaching hospitals of the regions and were referred for haematology investigations were invited to participate in our study. Neutralizing-antibody titers to polio serotypes P1, P2, and P3 were assayed by WHO-standards. Antibody titers of ≥8 were considered protective. In the school lameness survey, clinical and epidemiological data were obtained from parents and their lamed children. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted on subject characteristics, to assess potential factors for failure to seroconvert. P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Neutralizing-antibodies against poliovirus types 1, 2 and 3 were detected in 86% (264/307), 84% (258/307) and 75% (230/307) of the samples, respectively. Overall, 60.1% (185/307) were seropositive for the three polio serotypes and 2.9% (9/307) were seronegative. Polio neutralizing-antibodies (P1and P2) decreased with age (p < .001). Low seroprevalence of polio-neutralizing-antibodies was significantly associated with low school attendance of mothers (p < .001). Prevalence of residual paralysis was <1.0/ 1,000 among the school children. Conclusion: Our study population is moderately protected against the three poliovirus serotypes. However, immunity appears to be lower with a higher age and low mother's education. This may suggest the need for young-adult booster-dose to minimize the risk of wild poliovirus infection.

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Prevalence of paralytic poliomyelitis in Pondicherry, South India.

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Prevalence and Pattern of Major Neurological Disorders in Rural Kashmir (India) in 1986

Prevalence and Pattern of Major Neurological Disorders in Rural Kashmir (India) in 1986

Paralytic poliomyelitis in children under 6 years in Pondicherry: a community survey.

Poliovirus antibody levels and lameness among individuals in three regions of Ghana

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