Epidemiological analysis of measles and evaluation of measles surveillance system performance in Iraq, 2005-2010

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Jasem, Jagar ^a,b   Marof, Kawa ^c   Nawar, Adnan ^d   Monirul Islam, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUHOK   (Iraq)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Analysis; Epidemiology; Iraq; Measles; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAQ; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84857040241     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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