Article de revue
Prevalence of measles in vaccinated and non-vaccinated children
Measles is a highly infectious and contagious disease of the respiratory system caused by Morbilivirus which belongs to family Paramyxoviridae (Hashiguchi et al., 2011[8]). The disease is a common cause of childhood morbidity and mortality across the globe, particularly in developing countries and has been characterized by high fever, cough, conjunctivitis, coryza, malaise and maculopapular rash along with erythematous patches throughout the body (Ellison, 1931[4]; Yanagi et al., 2006[21]; Fazlalipour et al., 2008[5]). Measles infection has been controlled by introduction of live attenuated measles vaccine in United States and Europe (Gindler et al., 2004[7]). However, measles is still affecting the developing countries due to insufficient coverage and improper handling of vaccines (Poland and Jocobson, 1994[15]; Muscat et al., 2009[14]). Historically, immunization against vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) in children has been started by WHO in 1974, and it was initiated in Pakistan during 1978 (Ali, 2000[1]; Bugvi et al., 2014[2]). In general the vaccine coverage against VPDs in Pakistan ranged between 56 to 88 % which significantly varied among various Provinces (Sheikh et al., 2011[19]).
Auteurs
Langues
- Anglais
Année de publication
2015
Journal
EXCLI J
Volume
14
Type
Article de revue
Catégories
- Prestation de services
Maladies
- Rougeole
Pays
- Pakistan
Organisations
- Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS)
Mots-clés
- Suivi de la couverture
Régions de l'OMS
- Région de la Méditerranée orientale
