Measles Elimination Efforts and 2008–2011 Outbreak, France

Measles Elimination Efforts and 2008–2011 Outbreak, France

Although few measles cases were reported in France during 2006 and 2007, suggesting the country might have been close to eliminating the disease, a dramatic outbreak of >20,000 cases occurred during 2008–2011. Adolescents and young adults accounted for more than half of cases; median patient age...

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Main Authors: Denise Antona, Daniel Lévy-Bruhl, Claire Baudon, François Freymuth, Mathieu Lamy, Catherine Maine, Daniel Floret, Isabelle Parent du Chatelet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
measles
France
epidemiology
elimination
viruses
varicella
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/3/12-1360_article

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