XU ZW, CHEN YP, YANG MJ, LI WC, LIU Q, LIN J. The epidemiological and clinical characteristics of measles in Wenzhou, China, 2000-2010.
Epidemiol Infect 2014;
142:20-7. [PMID:
23507425 PMCID:
PMC9152618 DOI:
10.1017/s0950268813000411]
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Abstract
This study examined the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of measles in Wenzhou, China. From 2000 to 2010, a total of 13271 measles cases were reported in Wenzhou, with epidemics occurring every 3-4 years. Forty-five per cent of the cases were aged <1 year and 27.2% were aged >14 years. Of 2262 hospitalized measles cases, 66.3% were diagnosed with pneumonia, and three cases died from respiratory failure. The number of measles cases of infants requiring hospitalization increased from birth to age 8 months and declined thereafter. Measurement of serum measles antibody levels in normal infants indicates that over 80% of infants in Wenzhou may be susceptible to measles by age 6 months. The existence of a sufficient pool of unvaccinated children and the decreased level of passively transferred measles antibodies in infants from vaccinated mothers contributed to the sustained transmission observed in Wenzhou.
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