Korean J Pediatr.  2009 Jan;52(1):68-74. 10.3345/kjp.2009.52.1.68.

Assessment about the measles elimination from cases and outbreaks, 2002-2007: Assessment about the measles elimination

• So JS
• Go UY
• Oh HK
• Baek SJ
• Lee JK

• KMID: 2037339
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2009.52.1.68

Abstract

PURPOSE
We assessed about the measles elimination in Korea according to analyzing national data on measles cases for 2002-2007.
METHODS
We estimated the effective reproduction number according to the proportion of imported cases and outbreak size.
RESULTS
Eleven cases, thirteen cases, six cases, six cases, 25 cases (60.0% were linked to 1 outbreak of 15 cases), and 180 cases (55.6% were linked 11 outbreaks of 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 9, 9, 12, 50 cases) were reported in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, respectively. In 2002-2007, R is 0.95 by imported case and 0.43 by outbreak sizes. In 2007, multiple chains of transmission occurred in hospital. Most of cases were below 4 ages and unvaccinated. We didn't find most of the infection source.
CONCLUSION
We should prevent outbreak of susceptibility pocket like nosocomial infection, conduct reliable routine surveillance and epidemiological investigation to solve a problem of the measles elimination.

Keyword

Elimination; Measles; Outbreak; Reproduction number

MeSH Terms

Cross Infection
Disease Outbreaks
Korea
Measles
Reproduction