Monitoring and control of measles in Zhengzhou City in the years from 2000 to 2003.

Objective To know the epidemiological features of measles and current status of measles surveillance system (MSS), and provide theoretic support for measles control. Methods The data of measles reported by the measles surveillance system in Zongyuan distract Zhengzhou city in 2000～2003 were descriptively analyzed. Results 279 suspected cases were reported by MSS from 2000 to 2003 and 101 were probable cases. Measles cases occurred mainly from March to June and sporadically distributed. The cases mainly were children from under 7 years old fo over 15 years old, accounting for 55.00% and 38.61%. The incidence of measles of floating children was 62.38%. Conclusion The routine immunization with measles vaccine is the main measures in measles control; strengthening the measles surveillance and improving the surveillance quality are the key factors to accelerate measles control. In addition, more attention should be paid to standardized EP1 management of the floating children and increase the vaccination rate.