Measles outbreak investigation in Southwest Ethiopia, February 2017

Abstract

Effective response to complex disease outbreaks requires health workers to be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills. This case study, based on an actual measles outbreak that occurred in Ethiopia in January 2017, was developed to enhance participants’ knowledge and skills on disease outbreak investigation and response using epidemiological study designs. This case study is prepared for health care workers with an advanced level of training in public health. This case study should be completed in a classroom setting and takes approximately 3 hours to complete.

Less than one-fifth of Ethiopian children were vaccinated for measles second dose; evidence from the Ethiopian mini demographic and health survey 2019

“…Several strategies for measles elimination, and repeated outbreaks in Ethiopia and beyond are a paradox that request evidence to overcome [2] , [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] , [35] . Hence assessing the coverage of the newly introduced vaccine (Measles second dose), and associated factors are very critical to informing scholars and policymakers using the 1st national data containing the measles second dose vaccine.…”

Measles outbreak investigation in Berhet District, North Shewa, Ethiopia

“…A study in ten high-burden countries shows similar findings ( 23 ). Furthermore, the research carried out in Southwest Ethiopia indicated that mothers with sufficient knowledge of preventive measures against measles were at a reduced risk of contracting the infection ( 26 ).…”