Measles in Chimanimani Zimbabwe.
A mini outbreak of measles in Chimanimani District in Zimbabwe where the measles immunisation coverage is about 79% is reported. Although many of the cases occurred in susceptible non-immunised children of the vaPostori (Apostolic) religious sects, a large number was in teenagers and adults. The importance of health education in increasing community participation in immunisation is emphasised. There is need to chart out a strategy to deal with a projected pool of persons susceptible to measles as our coverage rates continue to increase.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology