Abdulkarim A Johnson A Yahaya Kongoila S Mohammed SS Measles: the past, the present and the future
Measles is one of the most infectious diseases known to affect man. It spreads rapidly from an index case to many susceptible individuals resulting in cycles of epidemics in different parts of the world especially in the African con tinent. The contribution of measles to childhood mortality and morbid ity remains high because it gives rise to complications such as pneu monia, malnutrition and blindness. Measles vaccine is known to be efficacious and effective; however appearance of epidemics in parts of Europe and the USA in recent times underscores the fact that low vac cine uptake will always leave a large number of susceptible indi