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12 Ιουλ 2024 · Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus that can lead to severe complications and death. Measles vaccination averted 57 million deaths being between 2000 and 2022.
Measles and the risk of transmission in the disaster-affected population is dependent on the baseline vaccination coverage rates among the affected population, and in particular among children aged <15 years.
6 Δεκ 2019 · 6 December 2019. A global resurgence of measles, one of the world’s most contagious diseases, threatens the huge gains made in fighting the virus in recent years. Measles is preventable by vaccination, and between the years 2000 -2018, immunization against measles alone is estimated to have saved around 23 million lives.
26 Σεπ 2011 · Measles has been one of the major causes of child deaths in humanitarian emergencies and further contributes to mortality by exacerbating malnutrition and vitamin A deficiency. Many deaths attributed to diarrheal disease and pneumonia may also be associated with measles.
Measles outbreaks can be particularly deadly in countries experiencing or recovering from a natural disaster or conflict. Damage to health infrastructure and health services interrupts routine immunization, and overcrowding in residential camps greatly increases the risk of infection.
Measles and the risk for transmission after a natural disaster are dependent on baseline immunization coverage among the affected population, and in particular among children <15 years of age. Crowded living conditions facilitate measles transmission and necessitate even higher immunization coverage levels to prevent outbreaks ( 32 ).
6 Νοε 2006 · Remarkable progress in reducing measles incidence and mortality has been made in resource-poor countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, as a consequence of increasing measles vaccine ...
