Evaluation of the environmental polio surveillance system-Northern Region, Ghana, 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance is the gold standard in the polio eradication initiative. The environmental component of polio surveillance can detect circulating Polioviruses from sewage without relying on clinical presentation. The effectiveness of the Environmental Surveillance (ES) is crucial to global polio eradication. We assessed the usefulness and attributes of the ES system in the Northern region and determined if the system is meeting its objectives.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional evaluation in the Northern region from 2019 to 2020 using the updated US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline. We interviewed stakeholders, reviewed records, and observed surveillance activities from 29th March to 7th May, 2021. Qu

SUBMITTER: Baguune B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10903872 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature