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Ethiopian Field Epidemiology Training Program (EFETP) Compiled Body of Works in Field Epidemiology
Sisay Awoke
Measles is an acute, highly contagious viral disease caused by measles virus and transmitted primarily by respiratory droplets or airborne spray to mucous membranes in the upper respiratory tract or the conjunctiva. Globally during 2002–2009, 180,284 suspected measles cases were reported, of these, 97,204 (54%) were discarded because of a negative or indeterminate measles specific IgM test result; 10,071 (14%) had unknown classification; and 73,009 (41%) were confirmed as measles. Among 2,190 suspected measles cases reported in 61 separate outbreaks in Ethiopia (2015), of which 929 cases were confirmed positive. The aim of this study was to investigate the outbreak and identify associated factors for measles outbreak and to take possible intervention measures in Basso Liben district.
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