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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
8331
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1983-5-27
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pubmed:abstractText |
Measles mortality and measles vaccine efficacy were determined during outbreaks in three Gambian villages. There were 146 cases of measles among 1073 children younger than 11 years. 30% of the children had been vaccinated against measles. The attack rate in unvaccinated children aged 9-47 months was 43% compared with 6% for children of the same age with documented measles vaccination. Vaccine efficacy was 37% for children vaccinated at 6-8 months of age and 89% for children vaccinated at 9 months or older. 5% of measles cases died before the initial investigation of the outbreaks and a further 10% of cases died during the ensuing 9 months. Only 1% of children who did not contract measles died in the 9 months after the outbreaks. Case-fatality rates were highest for measles patients less than 1 year old (64%) and fell with age. Measles remains a significant source of acute and delayed mortality in unvaccinated African populations.
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pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa South Of The Sahara,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Age Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Child Mortality,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Delivery Of Health Care,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Demographic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Diseases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/English Speaking Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Evaluation,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Gambia,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Health,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Health Services,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/IMMUNIZATION,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Incidence,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/MORBIDITY,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Maternal-child Health Services,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Measurement,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Mortality,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population Characteristics,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population Dynamics,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Primary Health Care,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Methodology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Rural Population,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/VACCINATION,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Western Africa
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Apr
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pubmed:issn |
0140-6736
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
30
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pubmed:volume |
1
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
972-5
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Africa, Western,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Disease Outbreaks,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Gambia,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Measles,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Measles Vaccine,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Risk,
pubmed-meshheading:6132278-Rural Health
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pubmed:year |
1983
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Measles mortality and vaccine efficacy in rural West Africa.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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