Human Case Surveillance

Adding an AFP Case

To create an AFP case, use the main menu in the app to access the AFP Cases and Contacts link.

Required fields

Identification section

All required fields need to be filled before attempting to save the case..

Field name	Possible values
SPECFROM - Specimen source	AFP case, Contact, Excluded AFP, Healthy Children
DONSET - Date of paralysis onset	Input Date field
YRONSET - Year of Onset calculated field	Date field - automatic value according to SPECFROM, AREA, YRONSET and SERIALD

Area section

Field name	Possible values
Country	Value selector
Province	Value selector
District	Value selector
SERIALD - Serial number of case at district level	Input text field
IDCODE - EPID Country	Input text field
RIDCODE - EPID Region calculated field	Input text field - automatic value based on SPECFROM, AREA, YRONSET and SERIALD

Identification of patient section

Field name	Possible values
AGE - Age in months	Number between 0 and 179 - 900 = unknown
SEX - Patent’s sex (optionally calculated field)	Input text field - automatic value according to NAME

All other fields are not required.

Saving the case

Once you have filled in the minimum required fields. you may save the case by clicking on one of the following:

• Cancel ongoing edits (all your entries will be lost)

• Simply save the ongoing edits as a New Case (F7)

• Save New Case and start creating New Specimen attached to the case (F8)

• Save New Case and start creating New Case (F9)

In case of errors, WebIFA prevents saving the case and provides a list of the incorrect fields and associated errors.

It is required to fix these errors to proceed and create the new case.

New case’s view

Note

It is possible to edit or unpublish a case from the case’s view. It is also possible to add a contact or add a specimen. Case and contact Actions

Adding a new Specimen

A specimen may be created from the AFP and Contacts page by using the linelist action buttons or from the case’s view directly. Case and contact Actions

Identification section

The identification section required fields are set automatically.

Field name	Possible values
Reference case	non editable
IDCODE - EPID Country calculated field	non editable - [Reference case] + [SPECNO]
RIDCODE - EPID Region calculated field	non editable - generated from EPID + SPECNO
SPECNO - Specimen number calculated field	Default value provided

Receipt of specimen in this laboratory section

Final result is empty until received by the lab (DSTLAB is provided).

New specimen required fields in lab receipt section

Field name	Possible values
LABSER - Lab serial number	Input field

Saving the specimen

Once you are ready to save the case, you will be ready to click one of the following:

• Cancel ongoing edits (all your entries will be lost)

• Simply save the ongoing edits as a New Case (F7)

• Save New Case and start creating New Specimen attached to the case (F8)

• Save New Case and start creating New Case (F9)

In case of entries validation errors, WebIFA provides a list of the incorrect fields and associated errors.

It is required to fix these errors to proceed and create the new case.

Note

It is possible to access case’s options from the case’s view as in the results table

Adding a new Contact

To create a new specimen, use the main menu in the app to access the AFP Cases and Contacts page

New contact required fields

New contact required fields in Identification section

Field name	Possible values
SPECFROM - Specimen source	non editable
Index case	non editable
IDCODE - EPID Country	non editable
RIDCODE - EPID Region	non editable

New contact required fields in Contact Identification section

Field name	Possible values
Age	Input number field - value should be set between 0 and 179 (900 if unknown)
Sex	Possible values