Measles outbreak in South Africa: epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed measles cases and assessment of intervention, 2009-2011.

Measles outbreak in South Africa: epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed measles cases and assessment of intervention, 2009-2011.

<h4>Background</h4>Since 1995, measles vaccination at nine and 18 months has been routine in South Africa; however, coverage seldom reached >95%. We describe the epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed measles case-patients and assess the impact of the nationwide mass vaccination campaig...

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Main Authors: Genevie M Ntshoe, Johanna M McAnerney, Brett N Archer, Sheilagh B Smit, Bernice N Harris, Stefano Tempia, Mirriam Mashele, Beverley Singh, Juno Thomas, Ayanda Cengimbo, Lucille H Blumberg, Adrian Puren, Jocelyn Moyes, Johann van den Heever, Barry D Schoub, Cheryl Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23437059/?tool=EBI

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