Poliomyelitis in western Uttar Pradesh.
The studies on prevalence of lameness in Western Uttar Pradesh revealed the overall poliomyelitis prevalence rate of 6.47/1000 children and an annual incidence rate of 19.3 per lac population with an average age of onset at 17.2 months. The overall OPV coverage was 53.2% with a vaccine efficacy of 94.2%. The incidence of poliomyelitis was negatively correlated to OPV immunization strongly suggesting the need of achieving high level of OPV coverage as a first step for eradication of poliomyelitis.
Department of S.P.M., Medical College, Meerut.
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Garg
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Singh
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Bhatnagar
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Chopra
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral