Abstract

Introduction: measles is highly contagious, 90% of unimmunized people contract the virus when they are exposed. The Ministry of Health, Public Health Emergency Operations Centre was notified of a measles outbreak in Kamuli District located in Eastern Uganda on 11th July, 2016. We conducted an investigation to establish the scope of the outbreak, risk factors for transmission, estimate vaccine effectiveness and vaccine coverage and control the outbreak.

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