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Measles*

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Measles*

Measles

Immunization is the most cost-effective preventive health measure in this century. Mass Immunization Programs worldwide have eradicated small pox and significantly reduced the incidence of vaccine preventable diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type B disease, measles, mumps and rubella. Measles, being a vaccine preventable illness may be eliminated. We, the Philippine Pediatric Society and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines, are seriously concerned by the increasing cases of measles which is a highly preventable disease affecting the most vulnerable and the ones most in need of our protection. As reported by the measles Reference Laboratory of RITM, there were 500 and 482 laboratory- confirmed cases in November and December respectively. As Pediatricians and Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist, who are in the front lines of the battle against childhood diseases, especially vaccine-preventable diseases, this situation is unacceptable.
Measles

The great reduction of measles incidence is directly attributed to a good routine coverage with measles vaccine in Northern Viet Nam from 1986 to 1997. We have some remarks on measles in 1996-1997: Measles has been reported in all provinces in the North of Viet Nam. Measles has occurred in all seasons but the peak has been in spring and the lowest incidence has been in summer and fall. Measles distribution by age has been changed. Most of the reported cases were from 5 to 14 years old. 69% of cases were not immunized
Measles ; Measles Vaccine

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
Measles ; Measles Vaccine

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Antibodies* ; Measles*

Background: \r\n', u'Chicken embryo cell was the most effective fibroblast cell line for producing the attenuated measles vaccines. Many countries as Japan, in Kitasato, an attenuated virus derived from the Edmonston virulent strain adapted in chick embryo cells, it was call AIK- C strain, and used for measles vaccine production. In Vietnam, the POLYVAC have applied the Kitasato institute\u2019s technology into measles vaccines production. The Valo SPF egg (Lohmann-Germany) was used in the chick embryo culture \r\n', u'Objectives: \r\n', u'To study the inoculation, and clone of the human AIK-C strain in the chick embryo in order to achieve a high yield of virus for measles vaccine production \r\n', u'Subjects and method:\r\n', u'Suitablecells (AIK- C Strain, an attenuated virus derived from the Edmonston virulent strain, chicken embryo cell cultured from SPF egg Valo Germany) are selected. Then methods as inoculating and culturinglive viruses on the chicken embryo cell are applied.\r\n', u'Results:\r\n', u'After 9 days for infection, viruses which were observed via microscope, propagated and in infectious clone by the measles virus.\r\n', u'Conclusion: \r\n', u'Many tests for propagation of AIK measles virus in chicken embryo cell cuture derived from Valo SPF egg (Germany) showed that chicken embryo cell culture from Valo SPF egg (Germany) is appropriated fro AIK- C measles vaccine production in Vietnam.\r\n', u'
Measles virus ;

A measles outbreak reappeared after 8 years at Bac Phong commune from March to May 1998. The vaccination coverage of this commune from 1992 to 1997 reached 76.6 to 92.7% of the target population, and children population was free from measles during 8 years. 335 cases were recorded, among them 18 (children 1-5 years old) were vaccinated. The attack rate of vaccinated children was 4.7% of all vaccines during 1992-1996. The protective efficacy of the children 1-5 years old was evaluated as 85.6% (confidence internal 95%).
Measles ; vaccines

A measles outbreak reappeared after 8 years at Bac Phong commune from March to May 1998. The vaccination coverage of this commune from 1992 to 1997 reached 76.6 to 92.7% of the target population, and children population was free from measles during 8 years. 335 cases were recorded, among them 18 (children 1-5 years old) were vaccinated. The attack rate of vaccinated children was 4.7% of all vaccines during 1992-1996. The protective efficacy of the children 1-5 years old was evaluated as 85.6% (confidence internal 95%).
Measles ; vaccines