Title

Data on recent measles cases at the Jalal-Abad city of Kyrgyzstan

Authors

Temirov Nemat Moidunovich¹, Temirova Vazira Nematovna², Zholdoshev Saparbai Tezekbayevich³, Mamaev Tugolbai Mamaevich⁴ & Arstanbekov Sabyrbek Rustamovich⁵

Affiliation

¹Jalal-Abad State University, Medical Faculty, Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan; ²Kyrgyz Scientific Center for Human Reproduction, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; ³Department of Epidemiology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Osh State University, Osh City, Kyrgyzstan; ⁴Department of Public Health, Medical Faculty, Osh State University, Osh City, Kyrgyzstan; ⁵Department of Orthopedic Dentistry, Medical Faculty, Osh State University, Osh City, Kyrgyzstan; ^*Corresponding author

Email

Temirov Nemat Moidunovich - E-mail: nemat.temirov1959@mail.ru

Temirova Vazira Nematovna- E-mail: doc.tvn@gmail.com

Zholdoshev Saparbai Tezekbayevich- E-mail: sjoldoshov@oshsu.kg

Mamaev Tugolbai Mamaevich- E-mail: mamaev_tugolbay@mail.ru

Arstanbekov Sabyrbek Rustamovich- E-mail: sarstanbekov@oshsu.kg

Article Type

Views

Date

Received August 1, 2024; Revised August 31, 2024; Accepted August 31, 2024, Published August 31, 2024

Measles caused by the virus is highly infectious and sometimes fatal, but it is prevented through vaccination. In Kyrgyzstan, measles cases were initially documented in September 2023, with a notable escalation observed between November and December of the same year. Children aged 3-5 years and 1-2 years exhibited the highest prevalence rates, followed by infants under one year old. Unvaccinated children constituted the majority of cases, with schoolchildren and kindergarten attendees also affected. Surprisingly, a significant proportion of measles cases occurred in vaccinated children, primarily those who received the MMR or Rubella-measles vaccine. Doctors identified 22 recent measles outbreaks and none of the 75 contacts recorded in these outbreaks acquired the disease. Therefore, it is of interest to report an analysis of measles outbreak spike at Jalal-Abad city of Kyrgyzstan in 2023.

Keywords

Measles, Preventive vaccinations, Kyrgyz, mumps and rubella (MMR), rubella-measles vaccine.

Citation

Moidunovich et al. Bioinformation 20(8): 901-904 (2024)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.