Measles outbreak and response - Fiji, February-May 2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 55, Issue 35, 2006, Pages 963-966

  Samuela, S ^a   Tuiketei, T ^a   Duncan, R ^b   Kubo, T ^b   Kool, J ^b   Chen, K ^b   Smith, E ^c,d   Hercules, M ^c,d   Baoping, Y ^c,d  

^a Ministry of Health   (Fiji)

^b South Pacific Office   (Fiji)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FIJI; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASLES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FIJI; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE;

EID: 33748544615     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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