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AFP surveillance registry indicator is ?

A
Number of AFP cases repoed
B
Number of wild polio-virus positive cases
C
Number of non-polio AFP < 5 years
D
Number of non-polio AFP < 15 years
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'a' i.e., Number of AFP cases repoed The number of AFP cases repoed each year is used as an indicator of a country's ability to detect polio, even in countries where the disease no longer occurs. Polio surveillance It is the most impoant pa of whole polio eradication intiative. It has two components:? Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance Acute flaccid paralysis is defined as acute onset (< 4 weeks) of flaccid paralysis (reduced tone) without other obvious cause in children WHO recommends the immediate repoing and investigation of every case of AFP in children less than 15 years.

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