Measles transmission during commercial air travel in Brazil

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-236

  de Barros, Fernando Ribeiro ^a   Danovaro Holliday, M Carolina ^b   Toscano, Cristiana ^c   Segatto, Tereza Cristina ^a   Vicari, Andrea ^b   Luna, Expedito ^a  

^a MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air travel; Brazil; Disease transmission; Measles

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; BRAZIL; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; BRAZIL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; TRAVEL;

EID: 33744990137     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.04.001     Document Type: Letter

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