Measles virus transmission from infected to immune individuals - Implications for measles control and elimination

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1709-

  Vardas, Eftyhia ^a   Andre, Marie ^a   Kreis, Stephanie ^a   Zachariades, Nicholas ^a   Schoub, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; UREA;

ADULT; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LETTER; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; PARENTS; UREA;

EID: 0031303428     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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