Measles Outbreak in a Highly Vaccinated Population, Health Sector Muyinga,Burundi 1988-1989: A Case Study and Training Exercise for EPI Managers. Revised April 1993

摘要

Even in highly vaccinated areas, measles outbreaks remain possible as long asthere is less than 100% vaccine coverage and the vaccine used is less than 100% efficacious. A case study of such an outbreak in Burundi's highly vaccinated Muyinga Health Sector is used to supply sample data for this training exercise for immunization program managers. The exercise, which is written in a question and answer format, includes sections on assessing vaccination coverage, interpreting surveillance data, estimating vaccine efficacy, and analyzing measles control strategies, especially the selection of appropriate target age-groups. There is also an optional module on using surveillance data to calculate and interpret incidence and mortality rates.