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DISEASE/ SYNDROME:
Measles
DISTRICT &
STATE: Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh
DATE OF ONSET: Last week of March 2005
REPORTED BY &
DATE OF REPORTING: Chief Medical Officer, Ghaziabad district on
26.04.2005
LOCATION: Deendayal Puri in Ghaziabad district
Current Situation:
As per the information received from the Chief Medical
Officer of Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, 14 cases and 2 deaths (on
08.04.2005 of a 5 year male and 18.04.2005 of a 3 year male from the same
family following post-measles respiratory complications) due to measles have
occurred in the urban slum of Deendayal Puri in Ghaziabad district since the
last week of March 2005. Affected children (cases & deaths) are in the
age group of 1-5 years with no immunization history. The episode was
investigated by the district RRT. Case detection, clinical management and
immunization (of 950 children between 9 months to 5 years age) have been done
by the district health authorities. The episode has been investigated by the
NICD team on 28.04.2005.
Laboratory
investigations:
Serum samples have been collected from 5 children and
submitted for analysis to the NICD laboratory.
CONTACT DETAILS
& LAST UPDATED:
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Name
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Contact
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Last updated
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Dr. M P Singh
Chief Medical Officer,
Ghaziabad District
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28 April 2005
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SOURCE: Chief Medical Officer of Ghaziabad District,
UP via Office of the WHO Representative to India
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