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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 200, 2025
Biology, Health & Artificial Intelligence Conference (BHAI 2025)
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| Article Number | 01024 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202520001024 | |
| Published online | 05 December 2025 | |
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Epidemiological Surveillance and AFP Reporting
1 ISPITSHigher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques Professions, Rabat. Kenitra Annex.
2 Natural Resources Management and Development Team, Laboratory of Health and Environment, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, Meknes, Morocco.
3 Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques of Fez, Annex Meknes, Morocco
4 Ministry of Health in Agadir, Morocco
5 Ministry of Health in Kenitra, Morocco
6 Biology and Health Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
7 Department of Biology Laboratory Natural Resources and Sustainable Development Faculty of Science Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
8 National School of Public Health, Rabat, Morocco.
9 Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Conservation and Valorization of Naturals Resources (LBCVNR), 30000 Fez, Morocco.
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has profoundly affected global health systems, challenging disease surveillance and routine immunization programs. This study assesses the impact of the pandemic on epidemiological surveillance and Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) reporting in Kénitra Province, Morocco. Using retrospective data from 2019 to 2023, we compared AFP case notifications before, during, and after the critical phases of the pandemic. Findings reveal a significant decline in AFP reporting during 2020–2021, coinciding with lockdowns and resource reallocation to COVID-19 response, followed by recovery in 2022. Routine immunization coverage also decreased, heightening risks of vaccine-preventable disease resurgence. These results underscore the necessity of maintaining surveillance and immunization programs even amid health crises, and the importance of resilient health systems to ensure continuity of essential services.
Key words: COVID-19 / Epidemiological Surveillance / Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) / Routine Immunization / Kénitra Province / Morocco
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2025
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