Outbreak of measles in Mayotte, Indian Ocean, 2005-2006;Épidémie de rougeole à Mayotte, océan Indien, 2005-2006

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 601-607

  D'Ortenzio, E ^a   Sissoko, D ^a   Landreau, D ^b   Benoit Cattin, T ^c   Renault, P ^a   Pierre, V ^a  

^a Institut de veille sanitaire   (Reunion)

^b Direction des affaires sanitaires et sociales ^*  (Mayotte)

^c Centre hospitalier de Mamoudzou   (Mayotte)

Author keywords

Mayotte; Measles; Outbreak; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIAN OCEAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAYOTTE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; CHILD; COMOROS; EPIDEMIC; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMOROS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749107255     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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