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Table 3 Measles cases not belonging to the target populations during respective vaccination campaigns from available data

From: Measles outbreaks in displaced populations: a review of transmission, morbidity and mortality associated factors

  

Most affected age groups

   

Countries, type of displaced population/Reference

Vaccination status

<5 years old

5--15

years old

15--39 years old

Population target age for vaccination

Younger than population target age

Older than population target age

Cambodian refugees in Thailand[37]

-

130/161(81%)

31/161

(19%)

0

<5 years old children

-

31/161 (19%)

Ethiopian refugees in Wad Kowli (Sudan) [20]

-

1232/2759 (46.7%)

1407/2639 (53.2%)

120/2759 (4.45%)

6 months--5 years old

-

-

Mozambican refugees in Malawi [7]

17%

426/744 (57.3%)

318/744 (42.7%)

0

6 months--5 years old

85/744 (11.4%)

318/744 (42.7%)

Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong [8]

Described to be low

262/262 (100%).

0%

0%

6 months--12 years old

10/262 (3.8%)

-

Burundian refugees in Tanzania [11]

Described to be low

511/1062

(48%)

551/1062 (52%)

0

6 months--5 years old

-

551/1062 (52%)

Turkmen + Uzbek refugees in Afghanistan [4]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

IDP's in White Nile state (Sudan) [56]

46%

285/621 (45.9%)

307/621 (49.4%)

29/621 (4.67%)

<5 years old

-

336/621 (54%)

IDP's in Khartoum (Sudan) [56]

52%

163/523 (31.2%)

298/523 (57%)

62/523 (18.9%)

<5 years old

-

360/523 (68.8%)

IPD's in North Darfur (Sudan) [47]

46%

-

-

-

9 months--15 years old

-

-

IDP's in West Darfur (Sudan) [47]

57%

-

-

-

9 months--15 years old

-

-

IDP's in Tamil Nadu (India) [3]

95%

31/71

(43.7%)

40/71 (56%)

0%

6 months--5 years old

-

26/71 (36.2%)

Total

 

3040/6203 (49.0%)

2952/6203 (47.6%)

211/6302 (3.4%)

 

95/1006 (9.4%)

1622/3182 (51.0%)

  1. IDP's = internally displaced persons