Van der Veken J
Instituut voor Hygiene en Epidemiologie, Dienst Epidemiologie, Brussel.
Acta Clin Belg. 1990;45(6):379-85.
Since 1982, a network of general practitioners registers measles in Belgium. The trend is notably downwards in the whole country, but significantly more in the Flemish region than in Wallonia. A possible explanation is the lower vaccination coverage in Wallonia. In Flanders this coverage for persons under 20 years old is estimated at 65%. On the contrary in Wallonia it is no higher than 37%. For the country as a whole, the vaccination coverage is calculated at 48%. Moreover this type of registration allows an estimation of the severity of the illness by recording complication and hospitalization rates. Fifteen percent of the cases under 20 years old presented a complication, while 1.6% of the cases were hospitalized.
自1982年以来，比利时的全科医生网络负责登记麻疹病例。全国范围内的趋势明显呈下降态势，但弗拉芒地区的下降幅度明显大于瓦隆地区。一个可能的解释是瓦隆地区的疫苗接种覆盖率较低。在弗拉芒地区，20岁以下人群的疫苗接种覆盖率估计为65%。相反，在瓦隆地区，这一覆盖率不高于37%。就整个国家而言，疫苗接种覆盖率计算为48%。此外，这种登记方式能够通过记录并发症和住院率来估计疾病的严重程度。20岁以下的病例中有15%出现了并发症，而1.6%的病例住院治疗。
