Small-scale outbreak of measles in the Irewole local government area of Osun State in Nigeria

作     者：Fatiregun AA Olowookere SA Abubakar O Aderibigbe A 

作者机构：Department of EpidemiologyMedical Statistics and Environmental HealthFaculty of Public HealthCollege of MedicineUniversity of IbadanIbadan Osun State Hospital Management BoardState Hospital AsubiaroOsogbo Osun State Ministry of HealthEpidemiology UnitAbereOsogbo Department of Primary Health CareDisease Surveillance UnitIrewole Local Government AreaIkire 

出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》 (亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第2卷第6期

页      面：33-36页

核心收录：

学科分类：1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Measles Measles outbreak Outbreak investigation Nigeria 

摘      要：Objective:An investigation of an outbreak of measles in a district in Nigeria was initiated following confirmation of the *** objectives of the study were to assess the size and determine the cause of the outbreak. Methods:Visits were made to health facilities and affected *** were line-listed using specified forms and descriptive epidemiology carried out on collected ***:A total of 18 cases and 0 deaths were identified over a period of six *** of the cases(11%) were 9 months of *** proportion of zero-dose children was 39%.Conclusion:Low herd immunity was suggested as the cause of the outbreak.