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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-10-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05469-7 |