Outcomes of the Deployment of the Auto-Visual Acute Flaccid Paralysis Detection and Reporting (AVADAR) System for Strengthening Polio Surveillance in Africa From 2017 to 2018: Evaluation Study.

Ticha Johnson Muluh Godwin Ubong Akpan Lara Mf Paige Kamel Senouci Andrew Stein Patrick Briand Jude Tuma Daniel Rasheed Oyaole Reuben Opara Ngofa Sylvester Maleghemi Kebba Touray Abdullahi Ahmed Salihu Mamadou Diallo Sisay Gashu Tegegne Isah Mohammed Bello Umar Kabo Idris Omosivie Maduka Casimir Manengu Faisal Shuaib Michael Galway Pascal Mkanda

Published in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2020)

This article demonstrates the added value of AVADAR to rapidly improve surveillance sensitivity. AVADAR is capable of supporting countries to improve surveillance sensitivity within a short interval before and beyond polio-free certification.

Keyphrases

public health
liver failure
metabolic syndrome
emergency department
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
drug induced
skeletal muscle
hepatitis b virus
mechanical ventilation