Epidemiological profile of measles

Lassana Diomande, Lobognon Constant Grah, Boni Aime Aman (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

52 Seiten

2025
International Book Market Service Ltd (Verlag)
978-620-4-96579-6 (ISBN)

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In 2022, 9.2 million cases of measles (WHO) due to a drop in vaccination coverage caused by Covid. In 2023, 6051 suspected cases in Côte d'Ivoire, with 1110 positive cases, 33% of them children under 5 years of age. In the Guémon health region, data are analyzed in a fragmentary way, hence the aim of this study, which aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the situation in the region.This is a descriptive cross-sectional study of data extracted from the national Magpi database for the period 2017-2023A total of 1119 notified cases for 120 confirmed cases, representing a positivity rate of 10.7%. The median age was 5 (1-53) years. For the period 2017-2023, the annual incidence was respectively 19.41, 22.48, 24.20, 21.92, 12.24, 14.31, 10.87 per 100,000 inhabitants.Annual increase in measles cases in children with low vaccination coverage, with a high incidence in 2020, which could be explained by the COVID 19 pandemic. Need to reinforce routine vaccination for better control.

Mr DIOMANDE LASSANA, a qualified nurse, is a participant in the third cohort of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire's intermediate-level epidemiology training program (FETP). He currently works for the Guémon regional health department, where he is in charge of regional epidemiological surveillance.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.07.2025
Verlagsort	Beau Bassin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	82 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
Schlagworte	Epidemic • Guémon • ivory coast • measles • Surveillance
ISBN-10	620-4-96579-4 / 6204965794
ISBN-13	978-620-4-96579-6 / 9786204965796
Zustand	Neuware