An investigation of a measles outbreak in Japan and Taiwan, China, March–May 2018

An investigation of a measles outbreak in Japan and Taiwan, China, March–May 2018

Objective: To investigate a measles outbreak that spread to Japan and Taiwan, China during March–May 2018, exploring the characteristics of the super-spreading event. Methods: A contact investigation of the index case and reconstruction of the epidemiological dynamics of measles transmission were c...

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Main Authors: Kazuki Shimizu, Ryo Kinoshita, Keita Yoshii, Andrei R. Akhmetzhanov, Sungmok Jung, Hyojung Lee, Hiroshi Nishiura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2018-08-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
outbreak investigation
epidemic
Morbillivirus
basic reproduction number
importation
superspreader
Online Access:https://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/634/837

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