Changing Epidemiology of Measles in Africa
Open Access
- 10 June 2011
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 204 (Supplement), S205-S214
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir129
Abstract
Background. In Africa before the introduction of measles vaccination, measles primarily affected young children. To describe measles epidemiology in Africa since the start of accelerated measles control activities in 2001, we analyzed regional measles case-based surveillance data for 2002–2009.Keywords
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