Epidemiology of measles and its prevention and control in Yixing, Jiangsu, 2004-2011
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Abstract
Objective To understand the epidemiological characteristics of measles and progress in measles prevention and control in Yixing, and provide evidence to accelerate measles elimination. Methods Descriptive epidemiological analysis was conducted on the incidence data of measles and the data of measles vaccination in Yixing from 2004 to 2011. Results A total of 331 measles cases were reported in Yixing during this period with the average annual incidence of 3.29/lakh. The incidence peak was in spring. The cases mainly occurred in floating population and were mainly distributed in infants and in adults. Conclusion It is essential to conduct supplementary immunization activity of measles, improve the timeliness of measles vaccination and increase the coverage in floating population to control and eliminate measles in Yixing.
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