Measles outbreaks in high schools closely associated with sporting events in Niigata, Japan

Journal of Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-183

  Sasaki, Asami ^a   Suzuki, Hiroshi ^a   Sakai, Takatugu ^a   Sato, Maki ^a   Shobugawa, Yugo ^a   Saito, Reiko ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

High school; Measles outbreak; Measles vaccination; Sporting event

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDATORY REPORTING; MARATHON RUNNER; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SPRING; TEACHER;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SPORTS;

EID: 34447127539     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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