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Lessons learned from an under-reported mumps epidemic among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In 2018, a large mumps epidemic coincided with an outbreak of diphtheria in refugee camps established in Bangladesh for the Rohingya people. These refugees did not receive a mumps-containing vaccine. METHODS:Cases of mumps were reported to the WHO's Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS) during the Rohingya refugee crisis. The authors present amalgamated epidemiological data of a major, previously under-reported, mumps epidemic. RESULTS:In total, 19 215 mumps cases across a total of 218 facilities were reported to EWARS during 2018. The attack rate was 2.1% of the whole population. Of these cases, 7687 (40%) were in children aged <5 y. Mumps was more commonly seen among males than females. CONCLUSION:Detailed reporting of outbreaks of all vaccine-preventable diseases is essential to ensure appropriate vaccination decisions can be made in future humanitarian crises.

SUBMITTER: Mair L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7456598 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Lessons learned from an under-reported mumps epidemic among Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh.

Mair Luke L   Relan Pryanka P   Hamilton David Oliver DO   Al-Noman Abdullah A   O'Dempsey Timothy T  

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 20200901 9


<h4>Background</h4>In 2018, a large mumps epidemic coincided with an outbreak of diphtheria in refugee camps established in Bangladesh for the Rohingya people. These refugees did not receive a mumps-containing vaccine.<h4>Methods</h4>Cases of mumps were reported to the WHO's Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS) during the Rohingya refugee crisis. The authors present amalgamated epidemiological data of a major, previously under-reported, mumps epidemic.<h4>Results</h4>In total, 19 215  ...[more]

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