Progress toward measles preelimination - African Region, 2011–2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn , Issue 13, 2014, Pages 285-291

  Masresha, Balcha G ^a   Kaiser, Reinhard ^b   Eshetu, Messeret ^b   Katsande, Reggis ^a   Luce, Richard ^c   Fall, Amadou ^d   Dosseh, Annick R G A ^d   Naouri, Boubker ^e   Byabamazima, Charles R ^b   Perry, Robert ^f   Dabbagh, Alya J ^f   Strebel, Peter ^f   Kretsinger, Katrina ^e   Goodson, James L ^e   Nshimirimana, Deo ^a  

^a WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA   (Congo)

^b WHO Regional Office for Africa   (Zimbabwe)

^c WHO Regional Office for Africa   (Gabon)

^d World Health Organization Ouagadougou   (Burkina Faso)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DISEASE ERADICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; DISEASE ERADICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES VIRUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84897532879     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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