Measles outbreak after a post-honeymoon period in Mongolia, 2001

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 198-199

  Rentsen, Tuul ^a   Enkhtuya, Budbazarr ^b   Nymadawa, Pagvajav ^c   Kobune, Fumio ^d   Suzuki, Kazuyoshi ^d   Yoshida, Hiromu ^e   Hachiya, Masahiko ^f,g  

^a Virology Laboratory   (Mongolia)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*  (Mongolia)

^c National Center for Communicable Diseases   (Mongolia)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^e Chiba Serum Institute   (Japan)

^f TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; MONGOLIA; NONHUMAN; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINE FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MONGOLIA;

EID: 34548412261     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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