Measles control and elimination in Somalia: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 204, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Kamadjeu, Raoul ^a   Assegid, Kebede ^a   Naouri, Boubker ^c   Mirza, Imran Raza ^b   Hirsi, Abdurazak ^d   Mohammed, Abdurahman ^e   Omer, Mohammed ^a   Dualle, Abdi Hassan ^a   Mulugeta, Abraham ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c Eastern Mediterranean Office   (Egypt)

^d Ministry of Health   (Somalia)

^e Ministry of Health and Labour   (Somalia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES CONTAINING VACCINE; RETINOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOMALIA; SUPPLEMENTARY IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITY; VACCINATION COVERAGE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SURVEY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TIME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOMALIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960882706     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir066     Document Type: Article

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