Possible nosocomial transmission of measles in unvaccinated children in a Singapore public hospital

Possible nosocomial transmission of measles in unvaccinated children in a Singapore public hospital

Introduction: Measles is an acute, highly communicable viral disease, with measles outbreaks usually occuring in settings where there are unvaccinated populations. After being notified of a cluster of five measles cases in a Singapore public hospital in August 2011, the Ministry of Health Singapore...

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Main Authors: Joanne Tay, Jeffery Cutter, Raymond Lin, Ariel Chua, Pengiran Hishamuddin, Koh Cheng Thoon, Constance Low
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2012-10-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
nosocomial transmission
measles in unvaccinated children
public hospital setting
Singapore
Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/166/181

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