Not only vaccine hesitancy, but also vaccination campaign hesitancy drives measles epidemics in conflict-torn eastern DR Congo

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine hesitancy are not the only causes of the increase in measles cases in low- and middle-income countries. Measles epidemics, like the recent one in eastern DRC, are often quickly halted by mass vaccination in ‘easy to reach’ refugee camps. However, government...

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Main Authors: Daan Van Brusselen, Ali Heshima Dubois, Lucien Kandundao Bindu, Zakari Moluh, Yvonne Nzomukunda, Laurens Liesenborghs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Conflict and Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13031-024-00569-6