Measles elimination and immunisation: National surveillance trends in Japan, 2008-2015

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 145, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 2374-2381

  Inaida, S ^a,b   Matsuno, S ^c   Kobune, F ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibody; epidemic; measles; national surveillance; vaccine

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY; YOUNG ADULT; AGED; DISEASE ERADICATION; NEWBORN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; VACCINATION; VERY ELDERLY; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE ERADICATION; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021133671     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268817001248     Document Type: Article

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