Assessment of the Epidemiology and Burden of Measles in Southern Mozambique

Inácio Mandomando Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Denise Naniche Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Marcela F. Pasetti Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Lilian Cuberos Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Sergi Sanz Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Xavier Vallès Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Betuel Sigauque Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Eusébio Macete Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Delino Nhalungo Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Karen L. Kotloff Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Myron M. Levine Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Pedro L. Alonso Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique; Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique; Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique

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Measles has been a major killer among vaccine-preventable diseases in children < 5 years of age in developing countries. Despite progress in global efforts to reduce mortality, measles remains a public health problem. Hospital-based measles surveillance was conducted in Manhica, Mozambique (July 2001–September 2004). Suspected cases and community-based controls were enrolled, and blood was collected for immunoglobulin M (IgM) confirmation. Two hundred fifty-three suspected cases and 477 controls were enrolled, with 85% (216 of 253) cases reported during a measles outbreak. Measles-IgM confirmation was 30% among suspected cases and 5% in controls. Fifty-eight percent (14 of 24) of laboratory-confirmed cases had records indicating previous measles vaccination. Mortality was 3% (8 of 246) among cases and 1% among controls (6 of 426). Forty-five percent (33 of 74) of cases were < 24 months of age and 22% occurred in infants < 9 months of age and were associated with a high case-fatality rate (25%). Our data suggest that improved diagnostics, new tools to protect infants < 9 months of age, and a supplemental dose of measles vaccine could assist measles control.

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*Address correspondence to Inácio Mandomando, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), rua 12, Vila da Manhiça, PO Box 1929, Maputo, Mozambique. E-mails: inacio.mandomando@manhica.net or imandomando2004@yahoo.com.br

Financial support: This project was supported by grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Myron Mike Levine. Denise Naniche was supported by a grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Health (Ramon y Cajal).

Authors' addresses: Inácio Mandomando, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique and Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique, E-mails: inacio.mandomando@manhica.net or imandomando2004@yahoo.com.br. Denise Naniche, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, E-mail: dsuzanne@clinic.ub.es. Marcela F. Pasetti, Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, E-mail: mpasetti@medicine.umaryland.edu. Lilian Cuberos, Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, E-mail: lcuberos@hotmail.com. Sergi Sanz, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, E-mail: ssanz@clinic.ub.es. Xavier Valles, Centro de Investigação em Saúde da Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique, E-mail: xvalles@gmail.com. Betuel Sigaúque, Centro de Investigaçao em Saúde de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique, and Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério de Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique, E-mail: betuel.sigauque@manhica.net. Eusebio Macete, Centro de Investigaçao em Saúde de Manhiça, CISM, and Direcção Nacional da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique, E-mail: eusebio.macete@manhica.net. Delino Nhalungo, Centro de Investigaçao em Saúde de Manhiça, CISM, Maputo Mozambique, E-mail: delino.nhalungo@manhica.net. Karen L. Kotloff, Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, E-mail: kkotloff@medicine.umaryland.edu. Myron M. Levine, Center for Vaccine Development, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, E-mail: mlevine@medicine.umaryland.edu. Pedro L. Alonso, Centro de Investigaçao em Saúde de Manhiça (CISM), Maputo, Mozambique and Barcelona Center for International Health Research (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic/IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, E-mail: palonso@clinic.ub.es.

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