Open AccessMeasles outbreak in Qassim, Saudi Arabia 2007: epidemiology and evaluation of outbreak response
Author(s) -
Saulat Jahan,
Abdullah Mohammed Al Saigul,
M. A. M. Abu Baker,
A. O. Alataya,
Shamandy Abdul Rahim Hamed
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdn070
Subject(s) - outbreak , measles , medicine , epidemiology , vaccination , environmental health , population , transmission (telecommunications) , pediatrics , virology , electrical engineering , engineering
Worldwide efforts for measles elimination are made possible due to the availability of a highly effective measles vaccine. In spite of highly vaccinated population, a measles outbreak occurred in Qassim province of Saudi Arabia, during January-August 2007.
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