Geospatial characteristics of measles transmission in China during 2005-2014.

Measles is a highly contagious and severe disease. Despite mass vaccination, it remains a leading cause of death in children in developing regions, killing 114,900 globally in 2014. In 2006, China committed to eliminating measles by 2012; to this end, the country enhanced its mandatory vaccination p...

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Main Authors: Wan Yang, Liang Wen, Shen-Long Li, Kai Chen, Wen-Yi Zhang, Jeffrey Shaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5395235?pdf=render