Measles resurgence in Belgium from January to mid-April 2011: A preliminary report

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 16, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Sabbe, M ^a   Hue, D ^a   Hutse, V ^a   Goubau, P ^b,c  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c National committee for the elimination of measles and rubella in Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREND STUDY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79955593165     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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