Measles outbreak in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2003

• Published in: International journal of epidemiology Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 299 - 306
• Main Authors: Hyde, Terri B, Dayan, Gustavo H, Langidrik, Justina R, Nandy, Robin, Edwards, Russell, Briand, Kennar, Konelios, Mailynn, Marin, Mona, Nguyen, Huong Q, Khalifah, Anthony P, O'Leary, Michael J, Williams, Nobia J, Bellini, William J, Bi, Daoling, Brown, Cedric J, Seward, Jane F, Papania, Mark J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.04.2006; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease Outbreaks; Disease Susceptibility; Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immunity, Herd; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infectious diseases; Measles; Measles - complications; Measles - epidemiology; Measles - immunology; Measles - prevention & control; measles vaccine; Measles Vaccine - administration & dosage; Measles virus; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; MMR; Pacific Islands - epidemiology; Schools; Transportation; Vaccination - statistics & numerical data; vaccination campaign; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the respiratory system and ent viral diseases; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Oceania; Pacific Islands; Infection; Human; Prevention; MMR; Viral disease; Measles; Vaccination; vaccination campaign; measles vaccine; Epidemiology; Public health

Background Measles is a highly contagious viral infection. Measles transmission can be prevented through high population immunity (≥95%) achieved by measles vaccination. In the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), no measles cases were reported during 1989–2002; however, a large measles outbreak...