Influenza may rapidly disseminate within populations living in confined settings, causing considerable morbidity and disrupting daily activities. We describe an influenza A outbreak on a military base where 3,000 young adults, most of whom were unvaccinated, lived in close daily contact. Visits to the base clinic by 48 persons with acute respiratory illness within 2 days allowed early identific...

BACKGROUND A prolonged measles epidemic occurred in Wenzhou City, China after a nationwide measles mass immunization campaign (MMIC) in 2010. We conducted an investigation to identify factors contributing to this epidemic and to provide evidence-based recommendations for measles elimination strategies in China. METHODS Measles was diagnosed using the national standard case-definitions. We est...

The 1998 Australian Measles Control Campaign had as its aim improved immunization coverage among children aged 1–12 years and, in the longer term, prevention of measles epidemics. The campaign included mass school-based measles–mumps–rubella vaccination of children aged 5–12 years and a catch-up programme for preschool children. More than 1.33 million children aged 5–12 years were vaccinated at...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE An educational campaign by mass media has been associated with great increases in the knowledge about early symptoms of stroke. However, few studies were conducted with a controlled community intervention study. METHODS To clarify the effects of a 1-year television campaign for the whole population on improvement of knowledge about stroke symptoms in 2 cities, a campaig...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of the meningococcal A (MenA) vaccine introduction in Mali through mass campaigns on the routine immunization program and the wider health system. METHODS We used a mixed-methods case-study design, combining semi-structured interviews with 31 key informants, a survey among 18 health facilities, and analysis of routine health facility data on number of routine ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The findings of the Health Care in Danger project in Karachi suggests that there is presence of behavioral negligence among vehicle operators on roads in regards to giving way to ambulances. A mass media campaign was conducted to raise people's awareness on the importance of giving way to ambulances. The main objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of...

BACKGROUND This paper explores the exposure and impact of a Scottish mass media campaign: Make Your Position Clear. It ran from October 2009 to July 2010, targeted gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), and had two key aims: to promote regular sexual health and HIV testing every 6 months, and to promote the use of appropriate condoms and water-based lubricant with each episode of an...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of a population-based, statewide public health intervention designed to improve women's awareness and knowledge of the link between alcohol and cancer. DESIGN Cross-sectional tracking surveys conducted pre-intervention and post-intervention (waves I and III of campaign). SETTING Western Australia. PARTICIPANTS Cross-sectional samples of Western Aus...