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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1996 42(4):237-241; doi:10.1093/tropej/42.4.237
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Epidemiological Considerations on Age Distribution of Paralytic Poliomyelitis

J. Singh, MD, R. S. Sharma, MNAMS and T. Verghese, MD

Division of Epidemiology, National Institute of Communicable Diseases 22 Shamnath Marg, Delhi-110054, India

Despite a declining trend of poliomyelitis due to high coverage of OPV, the age distribution of poliomyelitis cases have not shown any change over the years in India. More than 90 per cent of the cases have continued to occur in children below 5 years of age; the median age of cases remained below 2 years of age. The authors examined the issue and suggest that any major shift in age at paralysis may not occur in India, in spite of high vaccine coverage with OPV unless there is concomitant improvement in sanitation and hygiene.


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