Situation of measles in the Northern region of Vietnam, 2000
- Author:
Hung Gia Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
measles
- MeSH:
Measles;
Measles Vaccine
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2001;11(2):11-15
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Analysis of measles data of the Northern region in 2000 indicated that the disease spread widely in all provinces and all the year round. However, it mostly occurred in spring, and in this season measles outbreaks were also often recorded, 36 out of 48 measles outbreaks were confirmed by serological diagnosis. Most of the measles cases were recorded in age group 5-15 years old. Most of the measles cases in immunized children were in the age group 5-9 years. The results: the confirmed measles cases appeared in big cities, delta provinces as well as in midland and mountainous provinces. There was no significant difference regarding sex. The symptoms usually observed in the measles cases were fever, cough, coryza, rash and conjunctivitis
