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. 2023 Aug;29(8):1524–1530. doi: 10.3201/eid2908.230236

Table 1. Surveillance indicators for acute faccid paralysis, Guatemala, 2017–2020*.

Year No. reported AFP cases Incidence rate per 100,000 children <15 y Adequate sample collected, no. (%) Investigation within 48 h, no. (%)
Expected value 55 1.0 ≥80% ≥80%
2017 46 0.7 29 (63) NA
2018 59 0.9 50 (85) 11 (19)
2019 72 1.1 55 (77) 49 (68)
2020 37 0.6 30 (81) 27 (73)

*Information not systematically collected before 2018. Source: Department of Epidemiology, Guatemalan Ministry of Health. NA, not available.