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The authors report the results of 3 sample surveys carried out in Cameroon and designed to determine the diarrhoeal morbidity, mortality and treatment rates in children under five years of age living in urban and rural areas, under different types of climate.
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Diarreia Infantil/epidemiologia , Camarões , Pré-Escolar , Diarreia Infantil/mortalidade , Diarreia Infantil/terapia , Hidratação , Humanos , LactenteRESUMO
In Africa, an estimated 168,000 children are disabled by poliomyelitis every year. With the use of lameness surveys to estimate incidence before immunization, surveys to measure vaccination coverage, and surveillance to monitor disease trends, poliomyelitis control in Yaound é, Cameroon; The Gambia; and Abidjan, Ivory Coast was examined. Three doses of oral poliovirus vaccine have been administered to 50%-70% of the children. The incidence of poliomyelitis has decreased significantly. Oral poliovirus vaccine administered during the first year of life has been effective in controlling poliomyelitis in tropical Africa.