Estimating transmission intensity for a measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger: lessons for intervention.
The objective of this study is to estimate the effective reproductive ratio for the 2003-2004 measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger. Using the results of a retrospective and prospective study of reported cases within Niamey during the 2003-2004 epidemic, we estimate the basic reproductive ratio, effecti...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2006
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