Measles outbreak in Ethiopia amid COVID-19: an effect of war-induced hampering of vaccination and pandemic.

Autor:	Nazir A; King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan., Oduoye MO; College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.; Oli Health Magazine Organization (OHMO), Kigali, Rwanda., Tunde AM; College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria., Hafsat A; College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.; Oli Health Magazine Organization (OHMO), Kigali, Rwanda., Guta JG; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia., Akilimali A; Faculty of Medicine, Official University of Bukavu.; Department of Research, Medical Research Circle, Bukavu., Elembwe H; Department of Research, Medical Research Circle, Bukavu.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Goma., Kitumaini C; Department of Research, Medical Research Circle, Bukavu.; Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo., Onesime J; Department of Research, Medical Research Circle, Bukavu.; Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs, Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo., Bavurhe RF; Faculty of Medicine, Official University of Bukavu.; Department of Research, Medical Research Circle, Bukavu.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) [Ann Med Surg (Lond)] 2023 Mar 14; Vol. 85 (4), pp. 1336-1339. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 14 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1097/MS9.0000000000000275
Abstrakt:	Measles, a highly infectious viral disease, is a leading cause of death among young children in many developing countries, including Ethiopia. Despite Ethiopia being the first large country to conduct a mass immunization campaign for measles in 2020 following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, in which over 14.5 million children in the country were vaccinated, there was another outbreak of measles in the country in the year 2022, especially in the eastern parts of the country. According to the WHO, a total of 9850 measles cases were suspected, out of which 5806 cases were confirmed, with 56 deaths (CFR=0.6%) in Ethiopia from January to 30 September 2022. The total number of cases crossed 10 000 cases by the end of October 2022. Amid COVID-19 and war times in Ethiopia posed serious challenges for the under-5 children to get access to vaccination against measles. We, therefore, urge the Ethiopian government to reach an amicable and diplomatic agreement with the civilians causing internal and intraethnic wars in the country as soon as possible, as this would prevent further hampering of measles vaccination for the Ethiopian people, most especially the children. Competing Interests: The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.Sponsorships or competing interests that may be relevant to content are disclosed at the end of this article. (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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