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Measles is still the cause of disease and even death around the world, and with the modern widespread travel around the globe, it can be spread from one site to another with ease. Rubella infection, especially during pregnancy, can also have important effects on the fetus and the family involved. The WHO African regional target of eliminating measles by 2020 seems unlikely, but in Zambia great strides have been made to eliminate measles. Following the successful implementation of the MR (measles-rubella) vaccination campaign, the MR vaccine should be introduced in the routine immunization program to replace single measles containing virus vaccine. In this book, we review the status of measles and rubella vaccination campaigns and incidence rates of these diseases in Zambia. Vaccination campaigns were conducted in 2010 and 2012 using a single measles vaccine and in 2016, a combined measles-rubella vaccine was administered in a campaign. The measles incidence rate reduced following the campaigns in 2010 and 2012. However, the incidence of measles slightly increased after the 2016 vaccination campaign. Meanwhile, the incidence of rubella increased in 2011 following the 2010 measles vaccination campaign. Thereafter, the decline in the incidence of rubella was observed and sustained with the measles-rubella vaccination campaign in 2016. There has been great progress towards the control and elimination of measles in Zambia. (Imprint: Nova Medicine and Health)

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Author:   Joav Merrick ,  Seter Siziya, PhD ,  Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.474kg
ISBN:  

9781536157994

ISBN 10:   1536157996
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   24 September 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Measles-Rubella Control and Elimination: Zambian Experience; Measles and Rubella Vaccination Campaigns 2010-2018: Implications for Their Control and Elimination in Zambia; First Ever Measles-Rubella Vaccination Coverage in a Campaign in 2016, Zambia; Measles and Rubella Vaccine: Association of Residence with Measles-Rubella Vaccination Status; Cluster Survey Evaluation of a Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign in Northwestern Province in Zambia, 2016; Measles-Rubella Immunization Coverage and Associated Factors in Southern Province of Zambia; Reasons for Non-Vaccination in a Measles-Rubella Campaign in Zambia, 2016; Coverage and Risk Factors Associated with Child Immunisation Coverage in the 2016 Measles Rubella Campaign in Lusaka, Zambia; Post Measles-Rubella Immunization Coverage in Central Province, Zambia-2016; Measles-Rubella Vaccination Coverage among Children Aged 9-179 Months in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia; Measles-Rubella Immunization Coverage among Children Aged 9-179 Month in Luapula Province of Zambia; Factors Associated with Being Vaccinated in the Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign Applied To Children Aged 9-179 Months in Eastern Province of Zambia in 2016; A Post Immunization Evaluation of a Measles-Rubella Campaign in the Northern Province of Zambia; Determinants of Measles-Rubella Immunization Coverage in Muchinga Province of Zambia; Measles-Rubella Mass Vaccination Campaign in Western Province of Zambia, 2016; About the Editors; About the Health Press, Zambia National Public Health Institute, Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia; About the Michael Chilufya Sata School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Ndola, Zambia ; About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Israel; About the Book Series Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Health; Section Three: Index.

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Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, (Medical Director, Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Adolescent Medicine, KY Childrens Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Lexington, Kentucky, US; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centers, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel; School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, US)

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