Community-oriented epidemic preparedness and response to the Jerusalem 2018–2019 measles epidemic

Chen Stein-Zamir; Nitza Abramson; Naomi Edelstein; Hanna Shoob; Gary Zentner; Deena R. Zimmerman

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2019.305343

Community-oriented epidemic preparedness and response to the Jerusalem 2018–2019 measles epidemic

Chen Stein-Zamir
, Nitza Abramson
, Naomi Edelstein
, Hanna Shoob
, Gary Zentner
, Deena R. Zimmerman^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Measles epidemics are still a public health challenge worldwide, necessitating a rapid response. The Jerusalem District Health Office applied a communityoriented intervention during the 2018–2019 epidemic (2150 notified cases). Program development targeted the socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of high-incidence Jewish ultraorthodox communities. Health care and community collaboration led to coverage rates of measles vaccination increasing from 80% to 95% within three months and a significant decline in incidence. Epidemic preparedness calls for maintaining the infrastructure of countermeasures combined with sustaining immunization coverage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1714-1716
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Public Health
Volume	109
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305343
State	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes

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