Measles outbreak in Northern Central African Republic 3 years after the last national immunization campaign
Affiliation
Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic.Issue Date
2013-02-26Submitted date
2013-06-24
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BMC Infectious DiseasesAbstract
Despite huge efforts to promote widespread vaccination, measles remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in African children. In March 2011, an abnormally high number of cases were reported from the Ouham Prefecture, Central African Republic to the national measles case-based surveillance system. In response, reactive vaccination activities were implemented. The aims of this study were to investigate this outbreak and describe the response.Publisher
BioMed CentralPubMed ID
23442214Language
enISSN
1471-2334ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1186/1471-2334-13-103