Long-lasting measles outbreak affecting several unrelated networks of unvaccinated persons

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 200, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1602-1605

  Dallaire, Frédéric ^a   De Serres, Gaston ^a,b   Tremblay, François William ^c,d   Markowski, France ^c,d   Tipples, Graham ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux du Québec   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; CONTACT EXAMINATION; GENETICS; HERD IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, HERD; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; QUEBEC; TREATMENT REFUSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449733026     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/644783     Document Type: Article

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