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MEASLES - PHILIPPINES (02): (WESTERN VISAYAS), BACKGROUND
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Date: Fri 16 Jan 2009
Source: The Gideon database [edited]
<http://www.gideononline.com/blog/2009/01/15/measles-in-the-philippines/>
Measles in the Philippines
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The recent outbreak in Western Visayas province of the Philippines [see:
Measles - Philippines: (WV) 20090115.0171] belies the fact that measles
rates in the Philippines have declined dramatically since the 1990-92s, in
parallel with increased vaccination usage. See graph at
<http://exhibit.gideononline.com/measles-phil.jpg>.
From 1983 to 1997, the Philippines had reported one of the highest measles
rates in this region. See graph at
<http://exhibit.gideononline.com/measles-sea.jpg>.
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communicated by:
Steve Berger
Geographic Medicine
Tel Aviv Medical Center
<mberger@post.tau.ac.il>
[ProMED-mail thanks Professor Berger for extracting these data from Gideon
that demonstrate the efficacy of measles vaccination in the Philippines. -
Mod.CP]
[see also:
Measles - Philippines: (WV) 20090115.0171]
......................cp/ejp/sh
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