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Evaluation of the Measles Surveillance System in Kaduna State, Nigeria (2010-2012)

Author(s) -

Celestine Ameh,

Mu’awiyyah Babale Sufiyan,

Matthew Jacob,

Endie Waziri,

Adebola Olayinka

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

online journal of public health informatics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1947-2579

DOI - 10.5210/ojphi.v8i3.7089

Subject(s) - measles , medicine , rash , representativeness heuristic , incidence (geometry) , measles vaccine , outbreak , environmental health , public health surveillance , pediatrics , vaccination , public health , virology , statistics , surgery , physics , mathematics , nursing , optics

This evaluation showed that the surveillance system was still useful. Also, the efficiency and effectiveness of the laboratory component as captured by the "median interval between specimen collection and the release of results improved in 2010 and 2012 compared to 2011. However, there was a progressive decline in the timeliness and completeness of weekly reports in the years under review.

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