Epidemiology of a Measles Epidemic in Vietnam 2008–2010

A measles epidemic in a circumscribed community.

A measles outbreak of 151 cases in a circumscribed rural community is documented. Attention is drawn to accuracy of vaccination documentation and the factors influencing uptake. The efficacy of the vaccine in the population of school children is estimated (both within the community at large and within the home of an affected person). A failure rate of 5-6 per cent was found.

Recurring Measles Epidemic in Vietnam 2005-2009: Implication for Strengthened Control Strategies

BACKGROUND Measles remains a serious vaccine preventable cause of mortality in developing nations. Vietnam is aiming to achieve the level of immunity required to eliminate measles by maintaining a high coverage of routine first vaccinations in infants, routine second vaccinations at school entry and supplementary local campaigns in high-risk areas. Regular outbreaks of measles are reported, dur...

Serological Epidemiology in Measles **

One usually thinks of measles as a minor childhood illness through which we all must pass and as a nuisance more than a danger. But this was not always the case. In colonial America, two hundred years ago, measles was dreaded like the plague, and today in remote parts of the world, on isolated islands and in the Arctic, it can be a devastating disease. Even here and now in the United States it ...

Epidemic measles in a divided city.

A measles epidemic controlled by immunisation.

AIM In 1997, an immunisation campaign, using measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, was planned for children aged 2-10 years to prevent a measles epidemic predicted by mathematical modelling. The epidemic started before the campaign and is described here. METHOD Measles hospitalisation, notification and laboratory data were combined. RESULTS The epidemic started in April 1997 and was largely over b...