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Table 1 Summary of immunization Responses before and after confirmation of the polio outbreak in Ethiopia June-Dec/2013

From: Characteristics of wild polio virus outbreak investigation and response in Ethiopia in 2013–2014: implications for prevention of outbreaks due to importations

SN

Round

Areas covered

Target population

Age group

Administrative cov. (%0

Independent monitoring coverage(5)

Type of vaccine used

1

Immediate response-(June 5–8/2013)

Refugee campus and Dollo Ado host community

184,611

<15 years old

96

92

bOPV

2

Round 1(June 21–27/2013)

Somali region and 8 other high risk zones

2,664,894

<5 years old

95

91

bOPV(Somali)

tOPV (others)

3

Round 2 (July 19–22/2013)

Somali region and 8 other high risk zones

2,664,894

<5 years old

96

NA

bOPV

4

Round 3 (Aug 30-Sep 12/2013)

Somali region except Nogob zone

846,934

<5 years old

95

NA

bOPV

5

Mop up activities (Aug to Oct/2013)

Chrati:

10,000

<15 years old

63

NA

bOPV

Galadi:

12,000

99

Galadi and Bone:

20,000

109

6

Border vaccination

28 locations on Somalia border

26513

<15 years old

NA

NA

tOPV

7

NID1 Oct. 3–6, 2013

Nation wide

1,288,175

<5 years old

99

93

tOPV

Somali (16 Oct-10 Nov, 2013)

Doolo 108,459

<5 years old

90

NA

Nogob 65,843 (SIAD)

 

1stPassage-

89.3%

Other zones 784,975

 

2ndpassage (90%)

95%

8

Nation wide Dec. 27–30, 2013

Nation wide

12,318,310(tOPV)

<5 years old

98.3%

NA

tOPV & bOPV

3,152,961(bOPV)

<15 years old

92%