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| Title |
Measles in Democratic Republic of Congo: an outbreak description from Katanga, 2010–2011
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| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-13-232 |
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| Authors |
Lise Grout, Andrea Minetti, Northan Hurtado, Gwenola François, Florence Fermon, Anne Chatelain, Géza Harczi, Jean de Dieu Ilunga Ngoie, Alexandra N’Goran, Francisco J Luquero, Rebecca F Grais, Klaudia Porten |
| Abstract |
BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of Congo experiences regular measles outbreaks. From September 2010, the number of suspected measles cases increased, especially in Katanga province, where Medecins sans Frontieres supported the Ministry of Health in responding to the outbreak by providing free treatment, reinforcing surveillance and implementing non-selective mass vaccination campaigns. Here, we describe the measles outbreak in Katanga province in 2010--2011 and the results of vaccine coverage surveys conducted after the mass campaigns. METHODS: The surveillance system was strengthened in 28 of the 67 health zones of the province and we conducted seven vaccination coverage surveys in 2011. RESULTS: The overall cumulative attack rate was 0.71% and the case fatality ratio was 1.40%.The attack rate was higher in children under 4 and decreased with age. This pattern was consistent across districts and time. The number of cases aged 10 years and older barely increased during the outbreak. CONCLUSIONS: Early investigation of the age distribution of cases is a key to understanding the epidemic, and should guide the vaccination of priority age groups. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 10% |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
| Australia | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 60% |
| Scientists | 2 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 85 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 26% |
| Researcher | 19 | 22% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 10 | 12% |
| Unknown | 20 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 12 | 14% |
| Unknown | 22 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 December 2020.
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#7
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