Improved measles surveillance in Cameroon reveals two major dynamic patterns of incidence

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-155

  Cummings, Derek A T ^a   Moss, William J ^a   Long, Kanya ^b   Wiysonge, Charles S ^c,d   Muluh, Ticha Johnson ^d   Kollo, Basile ^e   Nomo, Emmanuel ^f   Wolfe, Nathan D ^a   Burke, Donald S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Galveston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e and Agricultural Research   (Cameroon)

^f Expanded Program of Immunization   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Measles; Population dynamics; Post honeymoon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CAMEROON; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; INCIDENCE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CAMEROON; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LINEAR MODELS; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERIODICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 32844456279     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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