Open AccessPractical observations from an epidemiological investigation of a measles outbreak in a district of India
Author(s) -
A. K. Mishra,
Surabhi Mishra,
Chandrakant Lahariya,
Pankaj Jain,
Rahul Singh Bhadoriya,
Dhiraj Shrivastav,
Neera Marathe
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.51234
Subject(s) - measles , medicine , outbreak , case fatality rate , epidemiology , population , pediatrics , measles vaccine , diarrhea , attack rate , cluster (spacecraft) , environmental health , vaccination , virology , computer science , programming language
Measles is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality, accounting for nearly half of the morbidity associated with global vaccine preventable diseases. Regular outbreaks of Measles are reported in India, of which only a few are investigated. This study was conducted in the Shivpuri District of Madhya Pradesh (India) to investigate and asses various epidemiological factors associated with measles outbreak.