Polio and lameness in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
This survey for residual paralysis among rural and urban children in Central Java shows an overall rate for polio lameness of 9/10 000 children. A recent rise in reported cases of acute poliomyelitis is reflected in paralysis rate among preschool children of 22/10 000. Three quarters of cases occur before the third birthday. A majority of children below age 3 are lacking antibody titres to one or more types of polio virus, demonstrating the need for mass immunisation. A simple questionnaire detected polio cases with a sensitivity of 84%.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007223:Infant; D010243:Paralysis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000276:immunology; D012306:Risk
D000914:Antibodies, Viral