Measles outbreak in Qassim, Saudi Arabia 2007: Epidemiology and evaluation of outbreak response

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-390

  Jahan, Saulat ^a   Al Saigul, Abdullah Mohammed ^a,b   Abu Baker, Mohammed Ahmad Mohammed ^a   Alataya, Ayman Osman ^a   Hamed, Shamandy Abdul Rahim ^a,c  

^a Primary Health Care Administration   (Saudi Arabia)

^b General for Primary Health Care Administration

^c Infectious Disease Unit

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Measles; Outbreak; Qassim; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAUDI ARABIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749102980     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn070     Document Type: Article

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