Measles transmission in immunized and partially immunized air travellers

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1012-1015

  Coleman, K P ^a   Markey, P G ^a  

^a Centre for Disease Control   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disease susceptibility; Disease transmission; Measles; Transportation; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHINA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COUGHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RISK; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MEASLES; PAPULAR RASH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SIBLING; THROAT CULTURE; TRAVEL; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AIRCRAFT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; TRAVEL;

EID: 77953614564     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809991129     Document Type: Article

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