Measles Epidemiology and Outbreak Investigation Using IgM Test in Laos

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 255-262

  Kuroiwa, Chushi ^a,e   Vongphrachanh, Phengta ^b   Xayyavong, Phoxay ^c   Southalack, Kongmany ^d   Hashizume, Masahiro ^e   Nakamura, Satoshi ^e  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES VACCINE; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; LAOS; MALE; MEASLES;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; LAOS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035513959     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.11.255     Document Type: Article

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