Toward measles elimination in Bahrain--a Middle East country experience
| Autor: | Boubker Naouri, James Alexander, Jaleela S. Jawad, Fathiya Sataih, Adel Salman Al-Sayyad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Adolescent Measles Vaccine Measles Rubella Young Adult medicine Immunology and Allergy Humans Young adult Child Middle East business.industry Immunization Programs Incidence (epidemiology) Infant medicine.disease Vaccination Infectious Diseases Immunization Child Preschool Bahrain Female Measles vaccine business Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of infectious diseases. 204 |
| ISSN: | 1537-6613 |
| Popis: | Measles was a leading cause of infant and child morbidity and mortality in Bahrain before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1974. With the establishment of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) in 1981 and the introduction of a second dose of measles vaccine in 1985, coverage for first and second doses of measles vaccine increased to 94% by 1997 and has been sustained >97% since 2001. Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunization campaigns targeting 12-year-old students were conducted annually during 1998-2006 and achieved coverage of >95%. As a result, the incidence of measles in Bahrain has declined markedly over the past 4 decades, to 2.7 cases per million persons in 2009. Recent confirmed measles cases have occurred sporadically, in undervaccinated children or in infants too young or adults too old to receive measles vaccine. Bahrain has made significant progress toward measles elimination by sustaining high immunization coverage and strengthening case-based measles surveillance activities. Further success will depend on improved identification and immunization of undervaccinated expatriate workers and their families. |
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