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Measles elimination successful and its relevant challenges in iran.

Identifier
DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_334_20
Source
International Journal of Preventive Medicine. v. 13, 1, p. 52
Country
India
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications.
Gregorian
2022-01-01
Language
English
English abstract
Measles is an infectious childhood disease with some death annually. The expansion of the coverage of vaccination plan has significantly reduced the mortality rate of this disease. Given that the endemic measles virus is not transmitted in the country and based on Regional Verification Commission (RVC) for Measles and Rubella Elimination has declared that measles and rubella have been eliminated in three countries of Eastern Mediterranean Region including Islamic Republic of Iran, Bahrain, and Oman. Therefore, to continue and preventing from reemerging of measles in Iran, it is essential to maintaining the immunization programs, diagnose, and investigate all suspicious cases and outbreaks. This article investigates the challenges facing to measles after elimination declaration in Iran. However, the elimination of these diseases to be sustainable needs a vigorous case identification protocol and contact follow up.
ISSN
2008-7802
Category
Journal articles

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