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Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe: An urgent rising concern

INTRODUCTION: Measles, one of the most common infections in the world, accounts for more than over 100.000 deaths every year. Measles outbreaks are still ravaging the African continent, and the 2010 Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe is one to be noted, where more than 7754 infections and 517 deaths were...

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Autores principales: Berjaoui, Christin, Tabassum, Shehroze, Sabuncu, Özge, Al Tarawneh, Yusuf Jaafer, Naeem, Aroma, El Khoury, Carlo, Bacha, Israel Tadesse, Wellington, Jack, Uwishema, Olivier
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Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9482105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36124222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104613
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author Berjaoui, Christin
Tabassum, Shehroze
Sabuncu, Özge
Al Tarawneh, Yusuf Jaafer
Naeem, Aroma
El Khoury, Carlo
Bacha, Israel Tadesse
Wellington, Jack
Uwishema, Olivier
author_facet Berjaoui, Christin
Tabassum, Shehroze
Sabuncu, Özge
Al Tarawneh, Yusuf Jaafer
Naeem, Aroma
El Khoury, Carlo
Bacha, Israel Tadesse
Wellington, Jack
Uwishema, Olivier
author_sort Berjaoui, Christin
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description INTRODUCTION: Measles, one of the most common infections in the world, accounts for more than over 100.000 deaths every year. Measles outbreaks are still ravaging the African continent, and the 2010 Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe is one to be noted, where more than 7754 infections and 517 deaths were reported, ultimately leading to the UN initiation of the vaccination program. COVID-19 could have been delaying the vaccination process in Africa. This article aims to shed the light on the current Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe and how global health organizations are taking measures to fight off this outbreak. METHODOLOGY: Data was collected from online databases PubMed, Science Direct, and the Lancet, as well as news and conferences and press releases on the current measles outbreak. All articles and news related to the measles outbreak in Zimbabwe were taken into consideration. RESULTS: A measles outbreak was reported earlier in August of 2022, with more than 2000 confirmed cases out of which 157 were reported dead. Since the outbreak this year, cases of measles in Zimbabwe have been rapidly growing. The government in Zimbabwe started a massive vaccination campaign for children in and near the areas where the outbreak is present. Traditional and faith leaders are involved in the campaigns to encourage the public to volunteer to be vaccinated. CONCLUSION: Efforts to control the measles outbreak in Zimbabwe are being mitigated by the government as well as the WHO and other global health organizations. With many people refusing the vaccination, this outbreak might not see an end, and more cases, as well as deaths, will increase by the end of the year.
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spelling pubmed-94821052022-09-18 Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe: An urgent rising concern Berjaoui, Christin Tabassum, Shehroze Sabuncu, Özge Al Tarawneh, Yusuf Jaafer Naeem, Aroma El Khoury, Carlo Bacha, Israel Tadesse Wellington, Jack Uwishema, Olivier Ann Med Surg (Lond) Commentary INTRODUCTION: Measles, one of the most common infections in the world, accounts for more than over 100.000 deaths every year. Measles outbreaks are still ravaging the African continent, and the 2010 Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe is one to be noted, where more than 7754 infections and 517 deaths were reported, ultimately leading to the UN initiation of the vaccination program. COVID-19 could have been delaying the vaccination process in Africa. This article aims to shed the light on the current Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe and how global health organizations are taking measures to fight off this outbreak. METHODOLOGY: Data was collected from online databases PubMed, Science Direct, and the Lancet, as well as news and conferences and press releases on the current measles outbreak. All articles and news related to the measles outbreak in Zimbabwe were taken into consideration. RESULTS: A measles outbreak was reported earlier in August of 2022, with more than 2000 confirmed cases out of which 157 were reported dead. Since the outbreak this year, cases of measles in Zimbabwe have been rapidly growing. The government in Zimbabwe started a massive vaccination campaign for children in and near the areas where the outbreak is present. Traditional and faith leaders are involved in the campaigns to encourage the public to volunteer to be vaccinated. CONCLUSION: Efforts to control the measles outbreak in Zimbabwe are being mitigated by the government as well as the WHO and other global health organizations. With many people refusing the vaccination, this outbreak might not see an end, and more cases, as well as deaths, will increase by the end of the year. Elsevier 2022-09-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9482105/ /pubmed/36124222 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104613 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Berjaoui, Christin
Tabassum, Shehroze
Sabuncu, Özge
Al Tarawneh, Yusuf Jaafer
Naeem, Aroma
El Khoury, Carlo
Bacha, Israel Tadesse
Wellington, Jack
Uwishema, Olivier
Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe: An urgent rising concern
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title_full Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe: An urgent rising concern
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title_short Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe: An urgent rising concern
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topic Commentary
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9482105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36124222
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104613
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