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Measles : epidemiology and control of measles in the Gweru Urban district in Zimbabwe /
Measles is a disease of public health importance that is associated with high morbidity and mortality particularly in developing countries. In recent years widespread application of measles vaccine among children has led to decline in morbidity and mortality attributed to measles. In the city of Gwe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Biomedical,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Public health: practices, methods and policies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction; Introduction to the epidemiology and control of measles in Gweru City Urban District in Zimbabwe; 1Department of Community Medicine, University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences in Harare, Zimbabwe; 2Department of Clinical Sciences, Copperbelt University, Ndola, Zambia; 3Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI), World Health Organization, Lusaka, Zambia; 4National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel.
- 5Office of the Medical Director, Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel6Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel; 7Kentucky Children's Hospital, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America; 8Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, United States of America; Introduction; Changes in measles transmission patterns.
- The multiple -dose measles vaccination project in Gweru, 1990-1996References; Section one: Epidemiology of measles 1960-1989; Impact of vaccination on measles transmission patterns; Introduction; Our study; Findings; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Changes in rates of measles transmission and force of infection; Introduction; Our study; Findings; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Challenges posed by changes in measles transmission patterns; Introduction; Our study; Findings; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References.
- Questioning the level of efficacy of the measles vaccine in use in ZimbabweIntroduction; Our study; Findings; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Section two: Use of multiple dose measles vaccination strategies in the control of measles; Impact of multiple dose measles vaccination on measles transmission patterns; Introduction; Our study; Findings; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Comparison of protection afforded by single measles vaccination and late revaccination schedules; Introduction; Our study; Findings; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References.
- Comparison of impact of single dose and multiple dose measles vaccination strategies on measles transmission patternsIntroduction; Our study; Findings; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; Section three: Complicated measles and mortality; Factors associated with secular trends in mortality attributed to measles; 1Liverpool JMU Centre for Public Health, Castle House, North Street, Liverpool, UK; 2Department of Community Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia and; 3Department of Physiology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe; Introduction; Our study; Findings.