Factors contributing to measles transmission during an outbreak in Kamwenge District, Western Uganda, April to August 2015

Factors contributing to measles transmission during an outbreak in Kamwenge District, Western Uganda, April to August 2015

Abstract Background In April 2015, Kamwenge District, western Uganda reported a measles outbreak. We investigated the outbreak to identify potential exposures that facilitated measles transmission, assess vaccine effectiveness (VE) and vaccination coverage (VC), and recommend prevention and control...

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Main Authors: Fred Nsubuga, Lilian Bulage, Immaculate Ampeire, Joseph K. B. Matovu, Simon Kasasa, Patricia Tanifum, Alex Ario Riolexus, Bao-Ping Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Measles
Vaccine effectiveness
Vaccine failure
Case-control study
Global health security
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2941-4

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