Case Investigation Form

Measles/Rubella
(ICD 10 Code: B05; B06)

Name of DRU:
DRU Complete Address
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II. CLINICAL DATA
III. VACCINATION HISTORY AND VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
IV. EXPOSURE HISTORY
V. LABORATORY TEST
VI. FINAL CLASSIFICATION 
VII. SOURCE OF INFECTION
VIII. OUTCOME 
CASE DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION
  • fever (38°C or more) or hot to touch; and
  • Maculo-papular rash (non-vesicular) AND
  • at least one of the following: cough, coryza (runny nose), or conjunctivitis (red eyes)
  • negative laboratory testing in a proficient laboratory on an adequate specimen collected during the proper time period after rash onset 
  • epidemiological linkage to a laboratory confirmed outbreak of other communicable disease that is not measles/rubella 
  • confirmation of other etiology
  • Positive serologic test for anti-measles IgM antibodies
  • Fourfold rise in anti-measles igG antibodies in acute and convalescent serum  
  • Isolation of measles virus
  • Dot Immunobinding assay
  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for measles nucleic acid
  • 50,000 IU for children < 6months old
  • 100,000 IU for children 6 to 11months old
  • 200,000 IU for children 12 to 71months old