Measles: the disease, epidemiology, history and vaccination programs in Chile

• Published in: Revista chilena de infectología Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 417 - 429
• Main Authors: Delpiano, Luis, Astroza, Leonor, Toro, Jorge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Chile 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Chile - epidemiology; Disease Notification - statistics & numerical data; Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data; Health Promotion; Humans; Incidence; Mass Vaccination - methods; Measles - epidemiology; Measles - pathology; Measles - therapy; Morbillivirus - immunology; Morbillivirus - pathogenicity; Public Health - statistics & numerical data; Chile
• ISSN: 0716-1018
• DOI: 10.4067/S0716-10182015000500008

Measles, one of most important inmuno-preventable diseases, remains as a worldwide concern issue with an important morbidity and mortality. Particularly in the America region declared free of measles in 2010 by WHO, they still appear imported cases that origin outbreaks of variable magnitude in susc...