variables: 413999

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id name unit description createdAt updatedAt code coverage timespan datasetId sourceId shortUnit display columnOrder originalMetadata grapherConfigAdmin shortName catalogPath dimensions schemaVersion processingLevel processingLog titlePublic titleVariant attributionShort attribution descriptionShort descriptionFromProducer descriptionKey descriptionProcessing licenses license grapherConfigETL type sort dataChecksum metadataChecksum
413999 Non-polio acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) rate   The non-polio acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) rate is the number of AFP cases attributed to non-polio causes per 100,000 children under the age of 15. Acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) can have multiple causes, which include poliovirus, Guillain-Barré syndrome and trauma. To track polio, it is recommended by the World Health Organization that all cases of AFP in children under 15, and all cases of paralysis in someone of any age who is suspected to have polio, are followed up and tested for polio. Two stool samples are taken (between 24–48 hours apart) from these suspected cases within 15 days of the onset of paralysis and tested for the presence of the poliovirus. This process is described by the World Health Organization here: https://web.archive.org/web/20210423203212/https://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/burden/vpd/surveillance_type/active/poliomyelitis_standards/en/ Since other causes of AFP are relatively stable, this means that the number of AFP cases that are attributed to other causes can tell us about the degree to which AFP is detected. This metric is measured by the number of non-polio AFP cases per 100,000 children under the age of 15, and is known as the non-polio AFP rate. The WHO recommends that this rate should be at least 1 in all countries, to indicate that AFP is being detected sufficiently. In endemic countries, they recommend this rate should be at least 2. This variable is updated annually, but cases from the most recent year often have data that is pending. This data was last updated on 30 May 2022. Source: World Health Organization extranet case count: https://extranet.who.int/polis/public/CaseCount.aspx 2022-04-05 15:09:16 2023-06-15 05:05:42       5573 21964   
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    "name": "Non-polio AFP rate",
    "unit": "per 100,000",
    "includeInTable": true,
    "entityAnnotationsMap": "Libya: something weird"
}
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