An Upsurge of Measles Cases in Mali-a Consequence of Pandemic-associated Disruption in Routine Immunization

Nginache Nampota-Nkomba; Adama Mamby Keita; Jane Juma; Diakaridia Sidibe; Nana Kourouma; Seydou Sissoko; Fadima Cheick Haidara; Cheick Tidiane Traore; Cheick Bougadari Traore; Awa Traore; Brigitte Gaume; Samba Ousmane Sow; Karen L Kotloff; Milagritos D Tapia

doi:10.1093/ofid/ofae154

An Upsurge of Measles Cases in Mali-a Consequence of Pandemic-associated Disruption in Routine Immunization

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Mar 19;11(4):ofae154. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae154. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Affiliations

¹ Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Centre pour le Développement des Vaccins-Mali, Bamako, Mali.
³ Direction Générale de la Santé et de l'Hygiène Publique, Ministry of Health and Social Development, Bamako, Mali.
⁴ Histopathology Laboratory, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire du Point G, Bamako, Mali.

Abstract

Measles deaths highlight immunization program gaps. In the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance study in Mali, we observed a rise in under-5 measles-related deaths in 2022 that corresponded with increased measles cases at the same time and a decline in measles vaccine coverage in Mali in 2020.

Keywords: child health; measles; measles mortality; measles vaccines; vaccination coverage.