Mass Measles Vaccination Campaign in Aila Cyclone-Affected Areas of West Bengal, India: An In-depth Analysis and Experiences

Disaster-affected populations are highly vulnerable to outbreaks of measles. Therefore, a mass vaccination against measles was conducted in Aila cyclone-affected blocks of West Bengal, India in July 2009. The objectives of the present report were to conduct an in depth analysis of the campaign, and...

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Main Authors: Sarmila Mallik, Pankaj Kumar Mandal, Pramit Ghosh, Nirmalya Manna, Chitra Chatterjee, Debadatta Chakrabarty, Saumendra Nath Bagchi, Samir Dasgupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/09-Dr_%20Mallik.pdf