Following in the footsteps of smallpox: can we achieve the global eradication of measles?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although an effective measles vaccine has been available for almost 40 years, in 2000 there were about 30 million measles infections worldwide and 777,000 measles-related deaths. The history of smallpox suggests that achieving measle...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
BMC
2004-03-01
|
| Series: | BMC International Health and Human Rights |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/4/1 |