Open AccessMeasles in adults in Canada and the United States: implications for measles elimination and eradication
Author(s) -
Philippe Duclos,
Stephen C. Redd,
P Varughese,
Bradley S. Hersh
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.1.141
Subject(s) - measles , medicine , disease eradication , virology , demography , pediatrics , environmental health , vaccination , disease , sociology
Despite the implementation of mass school catch-up campaigns for measles in Canada, an outbreak of measles occurred in early 1997 mostly affecting the adult population. The higher incidence in Canada in adults led us to compare immunization policies and the evolution of measles among adults in Canada and the US.
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