Trends in acute flaccid paralysis and vaccine-associated paralytic polio among children in Iran: epidemiological profile and performance of the surveillance system (2014–2023)
Iran's AFP surveillance system is robust and sensitive, playing a vital role in maintaining the country's polio-free status. Given Iran's shared border with endemic countries and the risk of introduction of wild or vaccine-derived polioviruses, continuous and enhanced surveillance is essential.
Authors
- Rambod Soltanshahi
- Seyed Mohsen Zahraei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-2216)
- Sussan Mahmoudi
- Marziye Talebi
- Shohreh Shahmahmoodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5520-8050)
- Manoochehr Karami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9026-3757)
Institutions
- Ministry of Health and Medical Education (IR)
- Faculty of Public Health (GB)
- Center for Non-Communicable Diseases (PK)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23744235.2025.2591714
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00