Can measles be eradicated globally?

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-138

  De Quadros, Ciro A ^a,b  

^a SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Americas; Disease transmission prevention and control; Immunization programs organization and administration; Measles vaccine; Measles prevention and control transmission epidemiology

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES;

AFRICA; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERADICATION THERAPY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; REVIEW; VENEZUELA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

CONTACT TRACING; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH AMERICA; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 1442291130     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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