An outbreak of rubella in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina between December 2009 and May 2010 indicates failure to vaccinate during wartime (1992–1995)

Hukić, Mirsada; Hübschen, Judith M.; Seremet, M; Salimović-Bešić, Irma; Mulaomerović, Mirsada; Mehinović, Nermina; Karakas, Siddika E; Charpentier, Émilie

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“…An outbreak of rubella in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from December 2009-May 2010 indicates failure to vaccinate during wartime (1992-1995) ( 14 )…”

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The Impact of War on Vaccine Preventable Diseases

Obradović

Balta²,

Obradović³

et al. 2014

Mater Sociomed

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Introduction:During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which lasted from 1992-1995, the functioning of all sectors was disturbed, including the health sector. The priority of the heath sector was treatment and less attention was paid to prevention, and this applies also to the Program of implementation of obligatory immunization, as one of the most important prevention measures. This program was conducted with difficulty and sometimes was completely interrupted because of the lack of necessary vaccines and the inability of adequate maintenance of the cold chain. It was difficult and sometimes completely impossible to bring children to vaccination. Because of these problems, a great number of children stayed unvaccinated so they suffered from vaccine-preventable diseases several years after the war.Materials and methods:This is a retrospective epidemiological study. We analyzed data from January 1994 to July 2014 in Canton Sarajevo, and data about measles outbreak in 2014.Results:In the period from January 1994 to July 2014, 3897 vaccine-preventable diseases were registered in Canton Sarajevo. Among them measles, rubella and mumps were the most frequent. In March 2014, measles outbreak was registered. Almost all cases are unvaccinated (99%) and 43% of all cases are connected with failure of vaccination during the war.Conclusion:During the war, routine immunization program was disrupted in Bosnia and Herzegovina (also in Canton Sarajevo). The consequences are presented as vaccine preventable diseases cases.

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“…An outbreak of rubella in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from December 2009-May 2010 indicates failure to vaccinate during wartime (1992-1995) ( 14 )…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%