Open AccessOutbreak of measles among adolescents, Belgium, 1996
Author(s) -
K De Schrijver
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.01.06.00186-en
Subject(s) - measles , incidence (geometry) , outbreak , medicine , pediatrics , epidemiology , demography , environmental health , virology , vaccination , physics , sociology , optics
Measles was very common in Belgium before 1985, affecting 95% of children before they reached the age of 15 years. In 1984 the incidence of measles, calculated using data from a general practitioner surveillance system, was 823/100 000 inhabitants (2). Wi