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2013-11-05 • PLOS Medicine
2013-11-05 • PLOS Medicine
Andrea Minetti and colleagues compare measles outbreak responses from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi and argue that outbreak response strategies should be tailored to lo...
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2013-02-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2013-02-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
Despite high reported coverage for routine and supplementary immunization, in 2010 in Malawi, a large measles outbreak occurred that comprised 134,000 cases and 304 deaths. Although the ...
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|Commentary
2011-12-08 • Internal Medicine Journal
2011-12-08 • Internal Medicine Journal
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|Research
2014-02-21 • BMC Public Health
2014-02-21 • BMC Public Health
Background: The World Health Organization recommends African children receive two doses of measles containing vaccine (MCV) through routine programs or supplemental immunization activiti...
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2017-07-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
2017-07-01 • Emerging Infectious Diseases
Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) disease is poorly documented in countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). We describe prevalence, risk factors, and TB program ...
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2013-07-18 • Epidemiology and Infection
2013-07-18 • Epidemiology and Infection
SUMMARY A diphtheria outbreak occurred from February to November 2011 in the village of Kimba and its surrounding settlements, in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. We conducted a retros...
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|Research
2013-05-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2013-05-22 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of Congo experiences regular measles outbreaks. From September 2010, the number of suspected measles cases increased, especially in Katanga province, ...
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2014-01-15 • American Journal of Epidemiology
2014-01-15 • American Journal of Epidemiology
Current mass vaccination campaigns in measles outbreak response are nonselective with respect to the immune status of individuals. However, the heterogeneity in immunity, due to previous...
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2019-09-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2019-09-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the leading cause of deaths in children < 5 years old worldwide, particularly affecting low-resource settings such as Aweil, South Sudan. I...
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2015-07-26 • Vaccine
2015-07-26 • Vaccine
INTRODUCTION
Self-reported measles vaccination coverage is frequently used to inform vaccination strategies in resource-poor settings. However, little is known to what extent this is...
Self-reported measles vaccination coverage is frequently used to inform vaccination strategies in resource-poor settings. However, little is known to what extent this is...
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|Short Report
2017-12-15 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2017-12-15 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
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2014-12-11 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
2014-12-11 • International Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
HIV infection increases measles susceptibility in infants, but little is known about this relationship among older children and adults. We conducted a facility-based study...
HIV infection increases measles susceptibility in infants, but little is known about this relationship among older children and adults. We conducted a facility-based study...
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2018-06-15 • BMC Public Health
2018-06-15 • BMC Public Health
BACKGROUND
Despite progress towards increasing global vaccination coverage, measles continues to be one of the leading, preventable causes of death among children worldwide. Whether ...
Despite progress towards increasing global vaccination coverage, measles continues to be one of the leading, preventable causes of death among children worldwide. Whether ...