The geography of measles vaccination in the African Great Lakes region
The WHO targets measles elimination by 2020, a goal that relies on high vaccination coverage. Here, Takahashiet al. identify ‘coldspots’ in the African Great Lakes region where measles vaccine coverage is below 80%, suggesting that these regions should be targeted in future vaccination campaigns....
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| author | Saki Takahashi C. Jessica E. Metcalf Matthew J. Ferrari Andrew J. Tatem Justin Lessler |
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| description | The WHO targets measles elimination by 2020, a goal that relies on high vaccination coverage. Here, Takahashiet al. identify ‘coldspots’ in the African Great Lakes region where measles vaccine coverage is below 80%, suggesting that these regions should be targeted in future vaccination campaigns. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb0f014299044d97a4ac673b1751e86f2022-12-21T18:32:15ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232017-05-01811910.1038/ncomms15585The geography of measles vaccination in the African Great Lakes regionSaki Takahashi0C. Jessica E. Metcalf1Matthew J. Ferrari2Andrew J. Tatem3Justin Lessler4Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton UniversityDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton UniversityCenter for Infectious Disease Dynamics, The Pennsylvania State University, State CollegeDepartment of Geography and Environment, WorldPop, University of SouthamptonDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthThe WHO targets measles elimination by 2020, a goal that relies on high vaccination coverage. Here, Takahashiet al. identify ‘coldspots’ in the African Great Lakes region where measles vaccine coverage is below 80%, suggesting that these regions should be targeted in future vaccination campaigns.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15585 |
| spellingShingle | Saki Takahashi C. Jessica E. Metcalf Matthew J. Ferrari Andrew J. Tatem Justin Lessler The geography of measles vaccination in the African Great Lakes region Nature Communications |
| title | The geography of measles vaccination in the African Great Lakes region |
| title_full | The geography of measles vaccination in the African Great Lakes region |
| title_fullStr | The geography of measles vaccination in the African Great Lakes region |
| title_full_unstemmed | The geography of measles vaccination in the African Great Lakes region |
| title_short | The geography of measles vaccination in the African Great Lakes region |
| title_sort | geography of measles vaccination in the african great lakes region |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15585 |
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