Genotypic analysis of measles viruses in southern Africa: implications for regional and global elimination of measles

Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease. Implementation of global vaccination programmes has resulted in a dramatic decrease in measles-related deaths, from 2.6 million in 1980 to 164 000 in 2008. To support the global measles elimination goal, laboratories provide case-based surveillance which...

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Main Author: Smit, Sheilagh Brigitte
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10539/12743