title: [Flaccid paralysis surveillance in the Latium Region].
abstract: The goal of World Health Organization is to reach the global eradication of poliomyelitis during the first decade of the third millennium. To achieve the certification of the eradication of the disease the main strategy is the Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance. In Italy the active AFP surveillance was performed at national level since 1997. In the Latium region the active surveillance was performed since January 1997 by the laboratory of virology of Institute of Hygiene G Sanarelli which established a regional hospital network. During the years of survey 7 cases were found in 1997 (0.87/100,000), 4 in 1998 (0.5/100,000), 2 in 1999 (0.25/100,000) and 2 in 2000. No wild polioviruses were detected.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Patti
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Santi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ciapetti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Novello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vellucci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Stefano
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Fara
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral; D011159:Population Surveillance
chemical_list: D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral