The measles outbreak in the French military forces - 2010-2011: Results of epidemiological surveillance

Journal of Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 271-277

  Mayet, A ^a,b   Genicon, C ^c   Duron, S ^a   Haus Cheymol, R ^a   Ficko, C ^d   Bedubourg G ^a   Laporal, S ^a   Trichereau, J ^a   Meynard, J B ^a,c   Deparis, X ^a,c   Migliani, R ^a,c  

^a Centre d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique des Armées   (France)

^b Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^c Ecole du Val de Grace   (France)

^d SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Adult; Armed forces; France; Measles; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; KERATITIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MILITARY SERVICE; MYOCARDITIS; NAVY; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; VACCINATION COVERAGE; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873262897     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.11.012     Document Type: Article

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