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Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP): Surveillance Standard for ... - EpiCentro

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HOW<br />

Onset of paralysis<br />

< 7 days of onset<br />

Detection & notification<br />

< 14 days of onset<br />

Case investigation &<br />

specimen collection<br />

> 60 days of onset<br />

<strong>AFP</strong> SURVEILLANCE<br />

The Process<br />

< 3 days<br />

of being<br />

sent<br />

Specimens<br />

arrive at<br />

national<br />

lab<br />

< 28<br />

days<br />

Primary culture<br />

results reported<br />

to EPI<br />

Isolates sent to<br />

regional lab<br />

<strong>for</strong> intra-typic<br />

differentiation<br />

Follow-up exam<br />

Classification of case<br />

(< 12 weeks of onset)<br />

Department of Infectious Diseases WHO EURO<br />

Intra-typic<br />

differentiation<br />

results reported<br />

to EPI

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