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Table 4 Summary of yellow fever performance indicators for surveillance in Edo State from September 2018–January 2019

From: Epidemiological description of and response to a large yellow fever outbreak in Edo state Nigeria, September 2018 - January 2019

Yellow fever performance indicators for surveillance

Maximum

Target (%)

Performance

Percentage of LGA reporting (Total number of LGAs in Edo =18 LGAs)

18

> 80

16 (88.9)

Percentage of LGAs that collected blood samples from at least one suspected case of yellow fever per year: target ≥80% (n = 16)

18

> 80

16 (88.9

Percentage of all suspect cases for which specimens were collected: target ≥50%. (N = 209)

209

≥50

189 (90.4)

Percentage of cases investigated within 48 hours of notification: target ≥80% (n = 189)

189

≥80

167 (88.4)

Percentage of samples sent to the laboratory within three days of investigation: target ≥80% (n = 189)

189

≥80

154 (81.5)

Percentage of samples reaching laboratory in adequate/good condition: target ≥80% (n = 189)

189

≥80

157 (83.1)

For IgM test: laboratory results reported < seven days after receipt of blood specimen: target ≥80% (n = 189)

189

≥80

82 (43.4)