Measles in conflict-affected northern Syria: results from an ongoing outbreak surveillance program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Syrian conflict has dramatically changed the public health landscape of Syria since its onset in March of 2011. Depleted resources, fractured health systems, and increased security risks have disrupted many routine services, including vaccinations, across several regions in Syria. Improving our understanding of infectious disease transmission in conflict-affected communities is imperative, particularly in the Syrian conflict. We utilize surveillance data from the Early Warning Alert and Response Network (EWARN) database managed by the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) to explore trends in the incidence of measles in conflict-affected northern Syria and analyze two consecutive epidemics in 2017 and 2018.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective time-series analysi

SUBMITTER: Mehtar S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8689574 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature