Epidemiological Analysis of Notified Measles Cases and Review of Surveillance System During an Outbreak in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 262-271

  Al Arabi Al Ghamdi, Ali M ^a   Al Faraj, Mustafa Hassan ^a   Ibrahim, Hamza M ^a   Al Mamun, Mohammad ^a  

^a Ministry of Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Measles; Outbreak; Saudi Arabia; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION; VACCINE FAILURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEASLES; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SAUDI ARABIA; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952085373     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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