Burden, epidemiological pattern, and surveillance gap of rubella in Nigeria: A call for routine vaccination policy
| Autor: | Kabir Adekunle Durowade, Omotosho Ibrahim Musa, Maryam Abimbola Jimoh, Adekunle Ganiyu Salaudeen, Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa, Omowunmi Qubrat Bakare, Lukman Omotayo Omokanye |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 31-37 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2542-6214 2542-6222 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/kleuhsj.kleuhsj_54_20 |
| Popis: | Rubella is an epidemic-prone disease with endemic transmission in Nigeria. It is a vaccine-preventable disease caused by the rubella virus whose devastating teratogenic effect makes it a disease of major public health importance when it occurs in pregnancy leading to congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in infants. This article seeks to do a review of the burden, epidemiology, and examine the rubella surveillance gap in Nigeria. This is a review of literatures and the use of available World Health Organization secondary surveillance data to establish the burden, epidemiological pattern, and surveillance gap of rubella in Nigeria. Data were analyzed and presented with appropriate tables and charts. Epidemiologically, rubella occurs worldwide with seasonal variation. Available data from two geo-political zones (North-central and Southwest) of Nigeria showed that the peak incidence of rubella occur in the first 4 months of the year with most of the cases occurring in those |
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