Open AccessA national measles epidemic in Switzerland in 1997 : consequences for the elimination of measles by the year 2007
Author(s) -
W J Paget,
H Zimmermann,
H Vorkauf
Publication year - 2000
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.05.02.00025-en
Subject(s) - measles , medicine , environmental health , virology , pediatrics , vaccination
Clinical cases of measles have been reported to the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network (Sentinella) since June 1986 and measles infections have been monitored by the national laboratory notification system since January 1988. These two surveillance syste