Measles outbreaks in Azerbaijan
Pandemic-related decrease in vaccination coverage caused measles outbreaks in Azerbaijan, which disproportionately affected children and rural populations. To prevent future outbreaks, there is a need to rapidly increase vaccination coverage, alongside awareness campaigns, and to strengthen surveillance systems.
Authors
- Mestan Emek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6843-4954)
- Nigar Mutalibova
- Afet Akbarova
- Rashad Chobanli
- Belgin Unal
- Aljafar Jafarov
- Aygun Ismayilova
- Halima Safarli
Institutions
- Azerbaijan Medical University (AZ)
- Dokuz Eylül University (TR)
- Akdeniz University (TR)
- Azerbaijan Scientific-Research & Design-Prospecting Power Engineering Institute (AZ)
- Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan (AZ)
- Ministry of Healthcare (AZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26719/2026.32.1.44
- Primary Topic
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Pennsylvania
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania