A Review about Measles Cases in Children

الملخص

 Measles is a major public health problem and a serious airborne disease for humans, caused by an RNA virus that belongs to the family Paramyxoviridae; it can affect anyone but is most common in children.The most commonly clinical symptoms were fever, coryza, skin rash, cough, conjunctivitis, and while lymphadenopathy was the least reported.

Problem Statement despite the availability of an effective vaccine, low vaccination coverage remains a major barrier to measles elimination, measles vaccination has been influential in all parts of the globe to save almost 59 million deaths between 2000 and 2024.  In 2024 alone, the reported number of deaths was almost 95,000, most of them being under five years old with no vaccination or less vaccination. In one study occur in 2026 in  Anbar governorate, a total cases was 1663 in 2023-2024 with a male-to-female ratio of 1.2:1. Among of the cases, 259 (15.6%) were unvaccinated, 944 (56.8%) had received a single dose of the measles vaccine, and 460 (27.6%) had received two or more doses.

The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of measles and its association with vaccination status among children.

Conclusion the measles outbreak is still a great threat to the world, causing larger cases of morbidity and even mortality.

Recommendation To prevent measles the Iraqi Republic, especially the Ministry of Health, should provide a standardized method to eliminate the outbreaks of measles including a rapid way of distribution of measles vaccines to all regions including distal and rural areas,  to facilitates immunization of larger number of children.