Open AccessMeasles Outbreak Investigation in Guradamole District of Bale Zone, South Eastern Ethiopia, 2021
Author(s) -
Geremew Tsegaye,
Yenealem Gezahegn,
Assegid Tesfaye,
Gadissa Mulatu,
Gemechu Gudina Bulcha,
Naod Berhanu
Publication year - 2022
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.s343270
Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , measles , attack rate , case fatality rate , vaccination , population , logistic regression , rash , demography , environmental health , pediatrics , virology , sociology
Measles is a highly contagious viral illness and globally, 142,300 people died from measles in 2018. On 25 March 2021, an outbreak of measles was reported from Guradamole district Bale Zone Southeast Ethiopia. Hence, we investigated to determine existence of the outbreak and to identify the associated factors.