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. 2022 Aug 30;22:1647. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14069-w

Table 4.

Surveillance indicators for laboratory-confirmed measles and non-measles cases

Status Confirmed measles cases (standard definition) (n = 401) % Confirmed measles cases (narrow case definition) (n = 285) % non-measles (22,177) %
Measles vaccination Too young < 6 m 14 3.5 7 2.5 713 3.2
Unknown 269 67.1 219 76.8 13,887 62.6
Yes 104 25.9 45 15.8 7,327 33.0
No 14 3.5 14 4.9 250 1.1
Measles vaccine doses 1 24 23.1 19 42.2 726 9.9
2 or more 52 50.0 20 44.4 4,628 63.2
Unknown 28 26.9 6 13.3 1,972 26.9
Case investigation form 192 47.9 118 41.4 10,853 48.9
Epidemiological number 204 50.9 124 43.5 11,343 51.1
Case investigation form and epidemiological number 141 35.2 84 29.5 7,444 33.6

Standard case definition included all laboratory-confirmed (IgM positive or PCR positive) measles cases, including those dual positive for rubella IgM. Narrow case definition included all laboratory-confirmed (IgM positive or PCR positive) measles cases, excluding those dual positive for rubella IgM. Non-measles cases are febrile rash cases that tested negative for measles