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Integrated Surveillance of Polio-negative AFP Cases for Tuberculosis: A Novel Approach in Rivers State, Nigeria

2025-07-31

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: Nigeria, certified free of wild poliovirus in 2020, continues nationwide acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance to detect potential poliovirus re-emergence. With tuberculosis (TB) remaining a leading cause of childhood mortality and underdiagnosis persistent in Nigeria, integrating childhood TB testing into AFP case investigations offers a novel strategy for pediatric TB...

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-6864550/v1
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