In spite of active measles vaccination efforts in 2005 in southern Nigeria, re-emergence continues to occur. This study was carried out to ascertain the incidence of measles, severity, mortality and its complications, in order to enhance treatment and reduce under-five child mortality. Secondary data from the records in the measles ward of Oni Memorial Children’s Hospital, Ibadan was used. The period under investigation was 2005 to 2008, following the catch-up and follow-up measles vaccination exercise. Four hundred children between the ages of 5 months and 14 years were clinically diagnosed with measles from 2005 to 2008, of which 124 (31%) had complications. Among those with complications, 70 (56.5%) mortalities were observed, and as the ...
A study of seroconversion of 115 children between 9 months to 5 years vaccinated against measles was...
INTRODUCTION: All WHO regions have set measles elimination objective for 2020. To address the specif...
Measles is a highly contagious disease characterized by fever, malaise, coryza, conjunctivitis, coug...
Background: Measles is a vaccine preventable viral infection which is still responsible for signific...
Background: Measles remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Nigeria despite th...
Background: Barely two years to the end-point of the count-down to 2015, measles still remains a maj...
Background: Measles is still a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Nigeria despite t...
Despite the comprehensive World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) me...
Introduction. From 1990 through 2008, routine immunization coverage of measles vaccine in Nigeria ra...
Nigeria’s under-five mortality is one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa region comparatively. Per...
Introduction Measles is a vaccine preventable viral disease that affects mostly children under-five...
Objective: This hospital-based retrospective cohort study was undertaken with a view to determine th...
Measles, one of the most infectious viral diseases of humans nearly all susceptible individuals in t...
The global burden of measles has remained a public health challenge. Worldwide, measles is the fifth...
Background: Measles is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable infection which continues to be a sig...
A study of seroconversion of 115 children between 9 months to 5 years vaccinated against measles was...
INTRODUCTION: All WHO regions have set measles elimination objective for 2020. To address the specif...
Measles is a highly contagious disease characterized by fever, malaise, coryza, conjunctivitis, coug...
Background: Measles is a vaccine preventable viral infection which is still responsible for signific...
Background: Measles remains a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Nigeria despite th...
Background: Barely two years to the end-point of the count-down to 2015, measles still remains a maj...
Background: Measles is still a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Nigeria despite t...
Despite the comprehensive World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) me...
Introduction. From 1990 through 2008, routine immunization coverage of measles vaccine in Nigeria ra...
Nigeria’s under-five mortality is one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa region comparatively. Per...
Introduction Measles is a vaccine preventable viral disease that affects mostly children under-five...
Objective: This hospital-based retrospective cohort study was undertaken with a view to determine th...
Measles, one of the most infectious viral diseases of humans nearly all susceptible individuals in t...
The global burden of measles has remained a public health challenge. Worldwide, measles is the fifth...
Background: Measles is a highly contagious vaccine-preventable infection which continues to be a sig...
A study of seroconversion of 115 children between 9 months to 5 years vaccinated against measles was...
INTRODUCTION: All WHO regions have set measles elimination objective for 2020. To address the specif...
Measles is a highly contagious disease characterized by fever, malaise, coryza, conjunctivitis, coug...