The impact of supplementary immunization activities on the epidemiology of measles in Tianjin, China | Zendy

Abram L. Wagner | Zendy; Ying Zhang | Zendy; Bhramar Mukherjee | Zendy; Yaxing Ding | Zendy; Eden V. Wells | Zendy; Matthew L. Boulton | Zendy

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The impact of supplementary immunization activities on the epidemiology of measles in Tianjin, China

Author(s) -

Abram L. Wagner,

Ying Zhang,

Bhramar Mukherjee,

Yaxing Ding,

Eden V. Wells,

Matthew L. Boulton

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.03.005

Subject(s) - measles , poisson regression , incidence (geometry) , china , confidence interval , immunization , medicine , demography , epidemiology , relative risk , environmental health , geography , population , immunology , vaccination , mathematics , antibody , geometry , archaeology , sociology

China has repeatedly used supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) to work towards measles elimination, but it is unknown if the SIAs are reaching non-locals - migrants from rural to urban areas. This study characterized temporal trends in measles incidence by local and non-local residency and evaluated the impact of SIAs on measles incidence in Tianjin, China.

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