Measles Outbreak in Mosul City 2008

Younis Abdulah Al-Fathy, Maarab; Ahmed Deab Al- Jumaily, Dhilal; Faithi Ali  Albadrani, Khamees

	Measles Outbreak in Mosul City 2008
Medical Journal of Tikrit
Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 172, 2016, Pages 53-60
Authors
Maarab Younis Abdulah Al-Fathy; Dhilal Ahmed Deab Al- Jumaily; Khamees faithi Ali Albadrani
Abstract
Measles is a highly contagious acute viral illness characterized by ageneralized maculopapular rash lasting ≥3days, a temperature ≥ 38.3°C , cough with or without coryza and conjunctivitis, with serologic test for measles immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody or significant rise in measles antibody level (IgG) by standard serological assay. The aims of the study to measure the burden of measles out break in Mosul, to find out the seasonal distribution, and studying some of the clinical aspect of the disease. The study was done at Primary Health Care Department/ Part of Communicable Disease in Nineveh Health Office. Using biometric study design for a period from 1st August to end of October 2009 among reported cases of measles of ≥ 5 years old during 2008,. the data collected according to the WHO standard case definition of measles . standardized questionnaire form including, demographic characters, clinical manifestation, complication, laboratory investigation, history of immunization, management, and outcome. This study revealed that the attack rate percent (AR%) of measles outbreak ≥ 5 years old 2008, was 0.05%, case fatality rate (CFR) was zero. incidence of measles outbreak was 72.0% among (2-5)years old, with no difference between male and female child. 70% of complicated cases had Gastroenteritis and 24% had pneumonia. The study was showed that 81.6% of reported cases have got no history of vaccination. We conclude that outbreak occurred within the epidemiological wave of measles due to Low coverage immunization program.
Keywords
Measles Outbreak in Mosul City

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