Predicted impact of the HIV-1 epidemic on measles in developing countries: results from a dynamic age-structured model
Author(s) -
Susana Scott,
Joël Mossong,
William J. Moss,
Felicity Cutts,
Simon Cousens
Publication year - 2008
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/dyn007
Subject(s) - measles , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , measles vaccine , incidence (geometry) , measles virus , immunology , pediatrics , vaccination , virology , physics , electrical engineering , optics , engineering
Although measles incidence has been reduced to low levels in many countries, the potential exists for HIV-1 infection to enhance measles virus (MV) transmission and hinder measles control and elimination efforts.
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