Assessment about the measles elimination from cases and outbreaks, 2002-2007
- Assessment about the measles elimination - |
Jae Sung So1, Un Yeong Go1, Hyun Kyung Oh1, Soo Jin Baek2, Jong Koo Lee3 |
1Division of Vaccine Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program 2Division of Infectious Disease Surveillance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
2002-2007년 사례 및 유행을 통해서 본 홍역퇴치 수준에 대한 평가 -홍역퇴치 수준에 대한 평가- |
소재성1, 고운영1, 오현경1, 백수진2, 이종구3 |
1질병관리본부 예방접종관리팀 2질병관리본부 전염병감시팀 3질병관리본부 |
Correspondence:
Jae Sung So, Email: kayser-so@hanmail.net |
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Abstract |
Purpose : We assessed about the measles elimination in Korea according to analyzing national data on measles cases for 2002-2007.
Methods : We estimated the effective reproduction number according to the proportion of imported cases and outbreak size.
Results : Eleven cases, thirteen cases, six cases, six cases, 25 cases (60.0% were linked to 1 outbreak of 15 cases), and 180 cases (55.6% were linked 11 outbreaks of 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 9, 9, 12, 50 cases) were reported in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. In 2002-2007, R is 0.95 by imported case and 0.43 by outbreak sizes. In 2007, multiple chains of transmission occurred in hospital. Most of cases were below 4 ages and unvaccinated. We didn't find most of the infection source.
Conclusion : We should prevent outbreak of susceptibility pocket like nosocomial infection, conduct reliable routine surveillance and epidemiological investigation to solve a problem of the measles elimination. |
Key Words:
Elimination, Measles, Outbreak, Reproduction number |
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