The hidden burden of measles in Ethiopia: how distance to hospital shapes the disease mortality rate

The hidden burden of measles in Ethiopia: how distance to hospital shapes the disease mortality rate

Abstract Background A sequence of annual measles epidemics has been observed from January 2013 to April 2017 in the South West Shoa Zone of the Oromia Region, Ethiopia. We aimed at estimating the burden of disease in the affected area, taking into account inequalities in access to health care due to...

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Main Authors: Piero Poletti, Stefano Parlamento, Tafarraa Fayyisaa, Rattaa Feyyiss, Marta Lusiani, Ademe Tsegaye, Giulia Segafredo, Giovanni Putoto, Fabio Manenti, Stefano Merler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Mathematical model
Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to health care
Case fatality rate
Measles epidemic
Infectious diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-018-1171-y

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