Measles surveillance in Canada: 2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measles has been eliminated in Canada since 1998. Every year, the Public Health Agency of Canada presents epidemiologic evidence to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to verify that measles elimination continues in Canada.

Objective

To describe measles activity in Canada for 2015 as updated evidence for continued measles elimination status.

Methods

Measles surveillance data were captured by the Canadian Measles and Rubella Surveillance System (CMRSS) and the Measles and Rubella Surveillance (MARS) pilot project and assessed for distribution by demographics and risk factors. Outbreak characteristics were summarized and genotypic and phylogenetic analyses were conducted and described. Surveillance data for 2015 were evaluated against PAHO's essential

SUBMITTER: Sherrard L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5757721 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature