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Acute Flaccid Paralysis in India March 2012 - Dec 2013

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14 'highly suspected polio cases' found in state (Maharashtra)
Umesh Isalkar, TNN | Jun 29, 2013, 06.46 AM IST

PUNE: Fourteen children with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) found during a routine surveillance in the state this month are considered "highly suspected polio cases" on the basis of their clinical characteristics and epidemiological data.
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"The 14 children with AFP are classified as 'hot cases' based on clinical characteristics and the epidemiological data available about them. This is the routine process of AFP surveillance. We have to keep our suspicion of index very sharp to detect and examine every AFP case to rule out polio and vaccine derived polio virus (VDPV)," V K Rokade, in charge of the vaccination programme at the directorate of state health services, told TOI.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...cases-found-in-state/articleshow/20826307.cms

For thread on confirmed fatal VDPV case in Maharashtra see - Maharashtra infant gets polio from vaccine.
 
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Now, polio surveillance programme covers AFP cases to rule out virus
Anuradha Mascharenhas : Pune, Thu Oct 24 2013, 02:49 hrs

When Jagannath Kalokhe's son Sagar (11) was paralysed after a viral fever, the 40-year-old worker at a rubber factory in Satara was devastated. After four months of treatment at Pune's Sassoon hospital, Sagar although weak, has now started walking and also assists his family in household chores. Similarly, 10-year-old Sanket Ulhalkar from Bhor, who also suffered a paralysis and underwent five-month treatment at Sassoon, is now able to stand on his feet.
These two cases are among the many cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) that are now being covered under the polio surveillance programme. To mark the World Polio Day, which is observed on October 24, the surveillance programme has been expanded to include severe forms of paralysis to rule out the virus.

Dr Aarti Kinikar, nodal officer for AFP surveillance programme at Sassoon, said that any child with paralysis is closely monitored so that polio viral infection can be ruled out.

"If the children are brought early for treatment, injection immunoglobulin can be administered to help their immediate recovery. This year, six cases of AFP were registered at the hospital. Of the six patients, five were on put ventilator support and have now recovered and regained strength in their limbs. Last year, there were 10 cases," said Kinikar.

Officials said with the surveillance programme picking up momentum, as many as 132 cases of AFP have been detected in Pune district this year.
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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/n...-covers-afp-cases-to-rule-out-virus/1186549/0
 
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