Measles outbreak in Andalusia, Spain, January to August 2011

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 42, 2012, Pages

  Mayoral Cortes J M ^a   Perez Morilla E ^a   Gallardo Garcia V ^a   Navarro Mari J M ^b   Perez Ruiz M ^b   Hermosilla, R ^c   Diaz Borrego J ^c   Rodriguez Romero E ^a   Ruiz Fernandez, J ^a  

^a Provincial Health Office   (Spain)

^b Andalusian Health Service   (Spain)

^c Andalusian Health Service   (Spain)

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EID: 84868152820     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
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