Resurgence of measles in a country of elimination: Interim assessment and current control measures in the Republic of Korea in early 2014

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages e12-e14

  Yang, Tae Un ^a   Kim, Ju Whi ^a   Eom, Hye Eun ^a   Oh, Hyun Kyung ^a   Kim, Eun Seong ^a   Kang, Hae Ji ^b   Nam, Jeong Gu ^b   Kim, Ki Soon ^b   Kim, Sung Soon ^b   Lee, Chan Kyu ^c   Park, Young Joon ^a   Park, Ok ^a  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^b Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^c Gyeonggi Provincial Government Bukbu Office   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Control; Diseases; Epidemiology; Measles; Outbreaks; Prevention

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEASLES VIRUS; PATIENT CARE; SOUTH KOREA; VACCINATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921522055     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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