Open AccessRisk Factors of Measles Outbreak Among Students of Mizan-Tepi University, Tepi Campus, Southwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
W Fekede,
Kidan,
Dawit Getachew,
Besufekad Mekonnen,
Workineh Woldeselassie Hammeso
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s296928
Subject(s) - measles , outbreak , medicine , logistic regression , environmental health , measles virus , hand washing , veterinary medicine , virology , vaccination , hygiene , pathology
Measles is a serious respiratory disease that is spread easily through coughing and sneezing of the measles virus for which humans are the only reservoir. Even though prevention and elimination strategies had been implemented, the outbreaks of measles infection quietly occur in different parts of the world. As of November 2019 a suspected measles outbreak was reported from Tepi campus student's clinic. We investigated the outbreak to determine its possible sources, control measures and identify associated risk factors among students of Mizan-Tepi University.