[HTML][HTML] Global Measles Surveillance: Trends, Challenges, and Implications for Public Health Interventions

F Branda, M Giovanetti, C Romano… - Infectious Disease …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Measles, a highly contagious disease primarily affecting children, carries serious health
risks, including complications and mortality. Vaccination remains the most effective …

[PDF][PDF] Annual measles and rubella surveillance review, South Africa, 2017

H Hong, L Makhathini, M Mashele, S Malfeld… - Natl Inst Commun Dis …, 2017 - nicd.ac.za
ANNUAL MEASLES AND RUBELLA SURVEILLANCE REVIEW, SOUTH AFRICA, 2017 Page 1
64 Volume 16. Issue 2 ANNUAL MEASLES AND RUBELLA SURVEILLANCE REVIEW, SOUTH …

[HTML][HTML] Can We Stop Measles?: Exploring gaps in surveillance of a small measles outbreak in Toronto, Canada

E Gournis, A Shane, E Shane, A Arthur… - Canada Communicable …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In early 2015, an outbreak of 10 confirmed measles cases occurred in Toronto, Ontario. As
part of the outbreak response, the Toronto Public Health staff conducted both traditional and …

[HTML][HTML] Measles in Canada: Measles surveillance in Canada: Trends for 2013

A Shane, J Hiebert, L Sherrard… - Canada Communicable …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The objective of this report is to describe measles activity in Canada during 2013,
in order to support the documentation and maintenance of measles elimination status …

Evaluating measles surveillance: comparison of sentinel surveillance, mandatory notification, and data from health insurance claims

S Tanihara, E Okamoto, T Imatoh, Y Momose… - Epidemiology & …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Inadequate notification is a recognized problem of measles surveillance systems in many
countries, and it should be monitored using multiple data sources. We compared data from …

Using surveillance data and outbreak investigations to strengthen measles immunization programmes

World Health Organization - 2001 - pesquisa.bvsalud.org
It proposes an expansion of measles control strategies from measles immunization
coverage targets to include surveillance-driven immunization activities, and details the …

[HTML][HTML] Trends of measles in Tanzania: A 5-year review of case-based surveillance data, 2018-2022

F Michael, MM Mirambo, G Misinzo, O Minzi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Tanzania observed a gradual increase in the number of measles cases since
2019 with a large outbreak recorded during 2022. This study describes the trend of measles …

[HTML][HTML] Progress toward regional measles elimination—worldwide, 2000–2021

AA Minta - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2022 - cdc.gov
During 2000–2021, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 56 million deaths
worldwide. In 2021, only 81% of children received their first dose of measles containing …

[HTML][HTML] Measles incidence in South Africa: a six-year review, 2015—2020

M Yousif, H Hong, S Malfeld, S Smit, L Makhathini… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract In 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed to eliminate measles in five
regions by 2020. This retrospective descriptive study reviewed measles surveillance data in …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on measles surveillance in the World Health Organisation African Region, 2020

B Masresha, R Luce, R Katsande, A Dosseh… - Pan African Medical …, 2021 - ajol.info
Introduction: following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries imposed
restrictions on public gatherings, health workers were repurposed for COVID-19 response …