Article de revue

Reduced all-cause child mortality after general measles vaccination campaign in rural Guinea-Bissau

Amabelia Rodrigues, Ane B. Fisker, Cesario Martins, Christine S. Benn, Henrik Ravn, Line Storgaard, Manuel Fernandes, Marie Pedersen, Peter Aaby, Sanne Thysen, Stine Byberg

Randomised trials have shown that measles vaccine (MV) prevents non-measles deaths. MV-campaigns are conducted to eliminate measles infection.The overall mortality effect of MV-campaigns has not been studied. This study seeks to do just that. It concludes that mortality levels were stable during 2004 and 2005 but a significant drop occurred after the 2006 MV-campaign and was not explained by prevention of measles deaths. If MV-campaigns reduce non-measles related mortality the policies for measles vaccination should take this into account.

Auteurs

Langues

  • Anglais

Année de publication

2015

Journal

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal:

Volume

Ahead of Print

Type

Article de revue

Catégories

  • Prestation de services

Maladies

  • Rougeole

Pays

  • Guinée-Bissau

Mots-clés

  • Campagne
  • Promotion de la santé

Régions de l'OMS

  • Région africaine

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26379164/

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