The potential impact of a recent measles epidemic on COVID-19 in Samoa

Abstract Background The pandemic of COVID-19 has occurred close on the heels of a global resurgence of measles. In 2019, an unprecedented epidemic of measles affected Samoa, requiring a state of emergency to be declared. Measles causes an immune amnesia which can persist for over 2 years after acute...

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Main Authors: Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Valentina Costantino, David J. Heslop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05469-7