Measles outbreak among the Dukpa tribe of Buxa hills in West Bengal, India: Epidemiology and vaccine efficacy

Measles outbreak among the Dukpa tribe of Buxa hills in West Bengal, India: Epidemiology and vaccine efficacy

Although measles is a vaccine preventable disease, its occurrence and outbreaks are common in India. Four remote and inaccessible hamlets, inhabited by the Dukpa tribe, at Buxa Hills under Kalchini Block of Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal experienced a measles outbreak during the months of April-Ju...

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Main Authors: Satinath Bhuniya, Dipankar Maji, Debasis Mandal, Nilanjan Mondal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Attack rate
Measles outbreak
Measles vaccine
Vaccine efficacy
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2013;volume=57;issue=4;spage=272;epage=275;aulast=Bhuniya

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