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Obradovic, Z., Balta, S., Obradovic, A., & Mesic, S. (2014). The impact of war on vaccine preventable diseases. Materia socio-medica, 26(6), 382-4. https://doi.org/10.5455/msm.2014.26.382-384
Obradovic, Zarema, et al. "The impact of war on vaccine preventable diseases." Materia socio-medica vol. 26,6 (2014): 382-4. doi: https://doi.org/10.5455/msm.2014.26.382-384
Obradovic Z, Balta S, Obradovic A, Mesic S. The impact of war on vaccine preventable diseases. Mater Sociomed. 2014 Dec;26(6):382-4. doi: 10.5455/msm.2014.26.382-384. Epub 2014 Dec 14. PMID: 25685082; PMCID: PMC4314173.
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Mater Sociomed. 2014 Dec;26(6):382-4. doi: 10.5455/msm.2014.26.382-384. Epub 2014 Dec 14.

The impact of war on vaccine preventable diseases.

Materia socio-medica

Zarema Obradovic, Snjezana Balta, Amina Obradovic, Salih Mesic

Affiliations

  1. Institute for Public Health of Canton Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  2. Institute for Public Health of Canton Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PMID: 25685082 PMCID: PMC4314173 DOI: 10.5455/msm.2014.26.382-384

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which lasted from 1992-1995, the functioning of all sectors was disturbed, including the health sector. The priority of the heath sector was treatment and less attention was paid to prevention, and this applies also to the Program of implementation of obligatory immunization, as one of the most important prevention measures. This program was conducted with difficulty and sometimes was completely interrupted because of the lack of necessary vaccines and the inability of adequate maintenance of the cold chain. It was difficult and sometimes completely impossible to bring children to vaccination. Because of these problems, a great number of children stayed unvaccinated so they suffered from vaccine-preventable diseases several years after the war.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective epidemiological study. We analyzed data from January 1994 to July 2014 in Canton Sarajevo, and data about measles outbreak in 2014.

RESULTS: In the period from January 1994 to July 2014, 3897 vaccine-preventable diseases were registered in Canton Sarajevo. Among them measles, rubella and mumps were the most frequent. In March 2014, measles outbreak was registered. Almost all cases are unvaccinated (99%) and 43% of all cases are connected with failure of vaccination during the war.

CONCLUSION: During the war, routine immunization program was disrupted in Bosnia and Herzegovina (also in Canton Sarajevo). The consequences are presented as vaccine preventable diseases cases.

Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; immunization; war

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