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Prevalence and Incidence of Measles

Contents
  1. Measles: Introduction
  2. Symptoms
  3. Complications
  4. Misdiagnosis
  5. Statistics
  6. Incidence of Measles
  7. About prevalence and incidence of Measles
  8. Measles: Introduction

Measles Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Incidence (annual) of Measles:

100 cases annually (1998); once common, now greatly reduced by MMR vaccination programs; 100 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999) ... see also overview of Measles.

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 2,720,000 or 0.00% or 100 people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "100 cases annually (1998); once common, now greatly reduced by MMR vaccination programs; 100 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Measles:

99 per year, 8 per month, 1 per week, 0 per day, 0 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second. [Source statistic for calculation: "100 cases annually (1998); once common, now greatly reduced by MMR vaccination programs; 100 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)" -- see also general information about data sources]

Incidence statistics for Measles:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Measles:

  • 0.65 per 100,000 in Canada 20001
  • 0.2 new cases of measles per 100,000 population was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 31 new cases of measles was notified in Australia 2002 (Yohannes K, Roche P, Blumer C et al. 2004, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
  • 116 new cases of measles annually in the US 2001 (Health, United States, 2003, NCHS, CDC)
  • Measles incidence statistics for various countries:
    • 1 registered case in Brazil 2002 (Regional Core Health Data Initiative, Pan American Health Organisation, 2003)
  • more statistics...»

Death statistics for Measles:

The following statistics relate to deaths and Measles:

  • 1 person died from measles each year in the US 2001 (Deaths, Final Data for 2001, NCHS, CDC)
  • Disease death statistics for measles by worldwide region:
    • About 311,000 deaths from measles in Africa 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
    • About 196,000 deaths from measles in South East Asia 2002 (The World Health Report, WHO, 2004)
  • more statistics...»

More Statistics about Measles:

  • Deaths and related statistics
  • Hospitalization statistics
  • All statistics for Measles

    Prevalence/Incidence of Measles: Online Medical Books

    16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Measles.

    Rubeola: Causes and incidence
    (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

    Measles is spread by direct contact or by contaminated airborne respiratory drop-lets. The portal of entry is the upper respiratory tract. In temperate zones, incidence is highest in late winter and early spring. Before the availability of measles vaccine, epidemics occurred every 2 to 5 years in large urban areas.

    » READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

    Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

    Measles (Rubeola, First Disease): Measles - epidemiology
    (The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

    • Measles is a highly contagious disease in nonimmune persons.
    • Hospital or clinic waiting rooms (especially pediatric emergency department waiting rooms) have been identified as a major risk, accounting for up to 45% of the known exposures.
    • With adequate immunization (2 doses 99% effective), measles could be eliminated as a disease. It is no longer endemic in the US, and goals have been set for worldwide elimination.

    Measles - incidence

    • Before the 1963 licensure of vaccine, approximately 500,000 cases of measles (330 cases per 100,000) population were reported annually.
    • By 1983, there were only 0.7 cases per 100,000 population.
    • Delays in immunization facilitated large outbreaks in the US from 1989–1991, peaking in 1990 when 27,672 cases were reported, 89 of which were fatal.
    • From 1997–2001 only 540 cases of measles were reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 67% of which were associated with international importation.

    » READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

    Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

    About prevalence and incidence statistics:

    The term 'prevalence' of Measles usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Measles at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Measles refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Measles diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

    Footnotes:
    1. Notifiable Diseases Online, PPHB, Canada, 2000


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