[Running and surveillance status of measles laboratory network in Gansu province in 2008]

To analysis the running status of measles laboratory network (MLN), and to provide the experience for measles surveillance.

The results of the confirmation data for measles specimen were analysed in 2008.

4597 suspected measles cases were reported from MLN in Gansu in 2008, and 3762 sera samples were collected. The collection rate was 81.8%, 1879 of them were IgM positive for measles, and the positive rate was 49.9%. 1343 rubella sera specimen were detected, 611 of them were IgM positive for rubella, and the positive rate was 45.5%. According to the dentification from Chinese CDC, H1a genotype was only type of 3 measles strains found in Gansu by RT-PCR and nucleotide sequencing analysis.

The laboratory network were running well in 2008.