Open AccessOutbreak of measles in adults in the north west of Greece
Author(s) -
Georgios Mantzios,
Maria Mastora,
E Liapis,
I Giannakakis,
Nikolaos Akritidis
Publication year - 1997
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.02.07.00184-en
Subject(s) - measles , outbreak , incidence (geometry) , vaccination , virology , medicine , measles vaccine , measles virus , pediatrics , environmental health , physics , optics
The overall incidence of measles fell markedly in Greece after measles vaccination was introduced (although precise data are not available), but sporadic outbreaks continue to occur. A live monovalent measles vaccine was introduced in Greece in 1965 and r