Prevots, D. Rebecca;
Parise, M. Salet;
Segatto, Teresa Cristina V.;
Siqueira, Marilda Mendonça;
dos Santos, Elizabeth D.;
Ganter, Bernardus;
Perreira, Maria Carolina C. Q.;
Domingues, Carla A.;
Lanzieri, Tatiana;
da Silva, Jarbas Barbosa
Interruption of Measles Transmission in Brazil, 2000-2001
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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Interruption of Measles Transmission in Brazil, 2000-2001
Contributor:
Prevots, D. Rebecca;
Parise, M. Salet;
Segatto, Teresa Cristina V.;
Siqueira, Marilda Mendonça;
dos Santos, Elizabeth D.;
Ganter, Bernardus;
Perreira, Maria Carolina C. Q.;
Domingues, Carla A.;
Lanzieri, Tatiana;
da Silva, Jarbas Barbosa
Published:
University of Chicago Press, 2003
Published in:
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 187 (2003), Seite S111-S120
Description:
In 1992, Brazil adopted the goal of measles elimination by the year 2000; however, in 1997, after a 4-year period of good control, there was a resurgence of measles in Brazil. In 1999, to achieve the elimination goal, Brazil implemented the Supplementary Emergency Measles Action plan, with one measles surveillance technician designated to each state. Of 10,007 suspected measles cases reported during 1999, 908 (9.l%) were confirmed, and of them 378 (42%) were confirmed by laboratory analysis. Of 8358 suspected measles cases reported in 2000, 36 (0.4%) were confirmed (30 [83%] by laboratory); 92% of the discarded cases were classified on the basis of laboratory testing. In 2001, only 1 of 5599 suspected measles cases was confirmed, and it was an imported case from Japan. The last outbreak occurred in February 2000, with 15 cases. Current data suggest interruption of indigenous measles transmission in Brazil.