Measles in Ugandan Children Under 18 Months of Age: A Retrospective Study of Case-based Surveillance, 2018–2024
Gerald Bright Businge, Ezekiel Mupere, Samuel Ofori Gyasi, Kirsty Le Doare, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Merijn W Bijlsma, Merryn Voysey · 2026
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Gerald Bright Businge and colleagues reviewed measles records for Ugandan children aged eighteen months or younger in a 2026 study of national watch data from 2018 into early 2024. Uganda gives a first measles shot at nine months and a second at eighteen months. Outbreaks still recur despite a safe and strong vaccine.
Of more than two thousand suspect cases, well over half proved to be measles. Most sick children fell in the nine to eighteen month band, while a fair share were still too young for the first shot. Among sick children old enough for shots whose records were known, three in five had never had a dose. Some districts also fell short of the global watch standard. The authors urge a fresh look at shot timing and stronger watch systems.
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| CREATOR | Gerald Bright Businge, Ezekiel Mupere, Samuel Ofori Gyasi, Kirsty Le Doare, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Merijn W Bijlsma, Merryn Voysey |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33414 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |