Progress towards elimination of measles in Kenya, 2003-2016

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue , 2018, Pages

  Kisangau, Ngina ^a   Sergon, Kibet ^b   Ibrahim, Yusuf ^c   Yonga, Florence ^c   Langat, Daniel ^c   Nzunza, Rosemary ^d   Borus, Peter ^b   Galgalo, Tura ^e   Lowther, Sara A ^e  

^a Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program   (Kenya)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

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

Author keywords

Elimination; Kenya; Measles; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MEASLES ANTIBODY; MEASLES VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE FATALITY RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ELIMINATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RASH; TREND STUDY; VACCINATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNOLOGY; MEASLES VIRUS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE ERADICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; MEASLES VIRUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; VACCINATION; VACCINATION COVERAGE;

EID: 85055565789     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2018.31.65.16309     Document Type: Article

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