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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2024

Assessing measles risk transmission in Iran: a utilization of the World Health Organization's programmatic risk assessment tool,2022.

Elham Dashti, Manoochehr Karami, Seyed Mohsen Zahraei, Hassan Gharibnavaz, Azam Sabouri, Fatemeh Azimian Zavareh, Ali Delpisheh

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Elham DashtiDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Manoochehr KaramiDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Mohsen ZahraeiCenter for Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Hassan GharibnavazDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Azam SabouriCenter for Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh Azimian ZavarehCenter for Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Ali DelpishehDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. alidelpisheh@yahoo.com.

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backgroundDespite successful efforts to eliminate measles in Iran, imported measles cases continue to be reported. Because measles is endemic in neighboring countries. This research aims to evaluate the risk of measles transmission in different regions of Iran.

methodsMeasles case-based surveillance data of the Expanded Program of Immunization containing 31 provinces and 463 districts from 2019 to 2021 were assessed. The WHO Measles Programmatic Risk Assessment tool was used to evaluate the risk of disease transmission in four domains: population immunity, surveillance quality, program delivery performance, and threat assessment. scores were categorized as low, medium, high, or very high risk.

resultsDuring 2019-2021, the average incidence of measles was 1.9 per 1 million. Chabahar and Mashhad with 76 and ./6per million reported the highest and lowest incidence respectively. All 463 districts were categorized as low risk in risk assessment. Andimeshk, Chabahar, and Bojnurd obtained the highest risk scores with 27, 24, and 25 respectively. All districts were classified as low risk for population immunity. The average coverage of (MMR1) and (MMR2) was 95% or higher. All districts received the minimum points for surveillance quality.

conclusionAll regions are placed at a low level of disease transmission risk. However, the tool is not able to assess the risk at the rural or peripheral sectors level. The indicators used in this tool are the same for all countries with different epidemiological features (elimination, endemic). Sensitivity analysis can optimize the use of this tool for countries with different disease conditions.

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MeaslesWorld Health OrganizationAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansImmunization ProgramsIncidenceInfantIranMaleMeasles VaccinePopulation SurveillanceRisk AssessmentMeasles VaccineIranMeasles transmissionRisk assessmentRisk assessment tool

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