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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized with measles during an outbreak in Somalia.
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- Core competency gaps among Somalia's disease surveillance workforce: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2026Article
- Impact of measles vaccination on clinical characteristics and outcomes in children in Ramadi, Iraq.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2025Article
- Epidemiological Investigation of Measles Outbreaks in Somalia: A Retrospective Study.Infection and drug resistance · 2025Article
- Hospital-acquired infections and unvaccinated children due to chronic diseases: an investigation of the 2017-2019 measles outbreak in the northern region of Vietnam.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Measles is a contagious disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This paper describes the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized with measles during an outbreak in Somalia from January 2018 to December 2021. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at Mogadishu Somalia Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital. Children aged 6 months to 17 years who were hospitalized with clinical signs and symptoms of measles and its complications were recruited. Results: In total, 110 participants were enrolled. The median age was 16 [interquartile range (IQR) 12-36] years, and 87 (79.1%) were male. All participants presented with fever, typical measles rash, cough and conjunctivitis, and 43 (39.1%) had received the measles vaccine. Overall, 104 (94.6%) participants were admitted with severe respiratory symptoms, and six (5.4%) were admitted due to poor feeding and/or significant dehydration. Overall, all-cause mortality was 1.8% ( Conclusions: Patients with measles in Somalia have a short hospital stay, low mortality rate and low vaccination rate. Timely vaccination and the need for improved care of patients with measles, particularly vulnerable groups including children and those with undernutrition, are encouraged.
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