Recent resurgence of measles in a community with high vaccination coverage
| Autor: | Bang Qun Qian, Tao Li, Xiu Nian Yu, Yong Zhen Xiong, Jin Dong Ni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics China Adolescent Population Measles Vaccine Measles Disease Outbreaks Young Adult Age Distribution Epidemiology medicine Humans Young adult education Child Aged education.field_of_study business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Newborn Outbreak Infant Middle Aged medicine.disease Child Preschool Female Measles vaccine business |
| Zdroj: | Asia-Pacific journal of public health. 27(2) |
| ISSN: | 1941-2479 |
| Popis: | Even though 2-dose measles vaccination coverage rate was maintained at more than 95%, the largest measles outbreaks since 1996 still occurred in Wuhu city, P R China. A total of 916 cases were reported during 2005-2010. The annual incidence was 6.7 cases per 100 000 population with the peak incidence of 17.6 cases per 100 000 population in 2008. The highest age-specific incidence rate was 222.1 per 100 000 population and occurred in infants aged between 8 and 12 months; the second was 151.9 per 100 000 population in infants aged |
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