[Study on incidence of acute flaccid paralysis in Hebei].
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.
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Hebei Provincial Hygiene and Epidemic Prevention Station, Baoding.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000453:epidemiology