Evaluation of the Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance System in Polio-Free Jordan, 2012-2016: Retrospective Secondary Analysis.

Fatima Zerriouh Yousef Saleh Khader Nabil Qasem Kamel Abusal Ibrahim Iblan Layla Ghaffari Mohammed Abdallat

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2019)

The AFP surveillance system in Jordan is performing well; however, additional efforts are needed to strengthen the subnational sensitivity. The cold chain from sample collection to laboratory testing has to be maintained to ensure the reliability of stool specimens required for isolation of the nonpolio enterovirus.

Keyphrases

public health
liver failure
respiratory failure
cross sectional
drug induced
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
acute respiratory distress syndrome