Open Syndrome Measles
Table of Contents
Authors: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Location: India
Purpose #
Case definition for suspected measles in India
The definition #
National guidelines for measles surveillance are based on the WHO/-AFRO Measles and Rubella Surveillance guide- line, and define a suspected measles case as any person with a generalized maculopapular rash and fever plus one or more of the following: 1) cough, 2) coryza), or 3) conjunctivitis OR any person in whom a clinician suspects measles.
Machine-readable definition #
The definition is available in JSON format following the Open Syndrome v1.0 specification:
{
"category": "suspected",
"definition_type": "case_definition",
"description": "Case definition for suspected measles in India",
"human_readable_definition": "National guidelines for measles surveillance are based on\nthe WHO/-AFRO Measles and Rubella Surveillance guide-\nline, and define a suspected measles case as any person\nwith a generalized maculopapular rash and fever plus one or\nmore of the following: 1) cough, 2) coryza), or 3) conjunctivitis OR any person in whom a clinician suspects measles.",
"inclusion_criteria": [
{
"logical_operator": "OR",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"logical_operator": "AND",
"name": "Fever with rash",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"name": "Fever",
"type": "symptom"
},
{
"description": "non-vesicular",
"name": "Maculopapular rash",
"type": "symptom"
}
]
},
{
"description": "Any person in whom a health worker or clinician suspects measles infection",
"name": "Clinical suspicion of measles",
"type": "professional_judgment"
}
]
}
],
"keywords": [
"Measles",
"Asia"
],
"language": "English",
"location": "India",
"open_syndrome_version": "1.0.0",
"organization": "Ministry of Health and Family Welfare",
"published_at": "2025-01-29T12:00:00Z",
"published_by": [
"Open Syndrome Initiative"
],
"published_in": "https://opensyndrome.org",
"references": [
{
"citation": "Guidelines for Measles Surveillance - India",
"url": "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qX0lxKjFe_qlSSnqP5pvW2gOrTNPvdrS/view"
}
],
"scope": "specific",
"status": "draft",
"target_public_health_threats": [
"Measles"
],
"title": "Open Syndrome Measles",
"version": "1.0.0"
}
Using the Definition #
Healthcare organizations can implement this definition through:
- Direct integration with surveillance systems
- API endpoints for real-time validation
- Manual case verification processes
Next Steps #
We encourage:
- Clinical feedback on the definition criteria
- Technical feedback on the implementation format
- Suggestions for additional symptoms or signs
- Reports of implementation experiences
Get Involved #
We welcome contributions and feedback from the community.