Mass measles immunization campaign: experience in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China

After the 1988 measles outbreak, annual notification rates for measles in Hong Kong SAR between 1989 and 1999 were 0.4-4.9 per 100 000, with peaks in 1992, 1994 and 1997. The first half-year incidence rates per 100 000 were 2.3 in 1997, 0.5 in 1995 and 1.2 in 1996. Monthly notification rates increas...

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Main Authors: Chuang Shuk Kwan, Lau Yu Lung, Lim Wei Ling, Chow Chun Bong, Tsang Thomas, Tse Lai Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2002-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002000700012

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