Measles‐Rubella Mass Immunization Campaign in Albania, November 2000
| Autor: | Mariana Bukli, Miriam Xibinaku, Silvia Bino, Nicolae Ion‐Nedelcu, Amra Uzicanin, Eduard Kakarriqi, Nedret Emiroglu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Measles Vaccine Rubella Syndrome Congenital Measles Rubella Epidemiology medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Rubella Vaccine Vaccines Combined Child Congenital rubella syndrome Immunization Programs business.industry Infant Aseptic meningitis medicine.disease Vaccination Infectious Diseases Immunization Child Preschool Albania Immunology business Encephalitis |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 187:S223-S229 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6613 0022-1899 |
| DOI: | 10.1086/368055 |
| Popis: | In 2000, Albania resolved to eliminate measles by 2007 by use of a four-step program: by conducting a "catch-up" vaccination campaign for all children aged 1-14 years, achieving and sustaining high coverage (>/=95%) among children aged 1 year with the first dose of a measles-containing vaccine, by introducing a routine second dose of measles-containing vaccine for children at age 5 years, and by improving measles surveillance. This catch-up campaign took place in November 2000: 867,000 doses of measles-rubella vaccine were administered for an estimated coverage of 99%. In all, 231 campaign-related adverse events were reported: syncope, 206; allergic reactions, 10; fever, 8; encephalitis/encephalopathy, 2; and aseptic meningitis, seizures, Guillain-Barre syndrome, anaphylaxis, and arthralgia, 1 each. All resolved without sequelae. This report describes the status of measles and rubella/congenital rubella syndrome control in Albania before 2000 and reports on implementation of the catch-up campaign. |
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