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. 2024 Mar 19;11(4):ofae154.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae154. eCollection 2024 Apr.

An Upsurge of Measles Cases in Mali-a Consequence of Pandemic-associated Disruption in Routine Immunization

Nginache Nampota-Nkomba  1 , Adama Mamby Keita  2 , Jane Juma  2 , Diakaridia Sidibe  2 , Nana Kourouma  2 , Seydou Sissoko  2 , Fadima Cheick Haidara  2 , Cheick Tidiane Traore  3 , Cheick Bougadari Traore  4 , Awa Traore  2 , Brigitte Gaume  1 , Samba Ousmane Sow  2 , Karen L Kotloff  1 , Milagritos D Tapia  1
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An Upsurge of Measles Cases in Mali-a Consequence of Pandemic-associated Disruption in Routine Immunization

Nginache Nampota-Nkomba et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Measles deaths highlight immunization program gaps. In the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance study in Mali, we observed a rise in under-5 measles-related deaths in 2022 that corresponded with increased measles cases at the same time and a decline in measles vaccine coverage in Mali in 2020.

Keywords: child health; measles; measles mortality; measles vaccines; vaccination coverage.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts.

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Figure 1.
Reported measles cases and measles-containing vaccine coverage from Mali Ministry of Health administrative data. MCV2 was first introduced in 2019 in Mali. MCV1, measles containing vaccine 1; MCV2, measles containing vaccine 2; WHO, World Health Organization/United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund estimates of Mali measles-containing vaccine coverage.
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