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Table 3 Results of AFP Surveillance in Lebanon 1998–2015

From: Assessing the impact of the Lebanese National Polio Immunization Campaign using a population-based computational model

Year

AFP total case

Cases (Syrian refugees)

Cases in children (<5 years)

Investigation rate

Poliomyelitis Confirmed

Poliomyelitis Compatible

1998

10

0

5

90%

0

0

1999

13

0

5

100%

0

0

2000

13

0

5

100%

0

0

2001

14

0

5

100%

0

0

2002

16

0

3

100%

0

0

2003

20

0

4

100%

1a

0

2004

14

0

5

100%

0

0

2005

13

0

3

100%

0

0

2006

15

0

4

93%

0

0

2007

23

0

5

100%

0

0

2008

18

0

7

100%

0

1

2009

8

0

3

100%

0

0

2010

19

0

6

100%

0

0

2011

22

0

5

100%

0

0

2012

24

0

4

100%

0

0

Average

16.1

0

4.6

99%

  

2013

34

7

20

100%

0

0

2014

50

23

19

100%

0

0

2015

113

10

32

100%

0

0

  1. aFurther Investigation revealed that this case was imported