Reemergence of Measles in the Americas: The Genotype B3 2011-2012 Outbreak in Ecuador

Reemergence of Measles in the Americas: The Genotype B3 2011-2012 Outbreak in Ecuador

This study characterizes a measles outbreak which occurred in Ecuador in 2011-2012, analyzing data from 3700 suspected cases of measles reported to Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health. The study population had a large age range and included 333 confirmed cases of measles. The greatest number of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vaccines (Basel) 2017-06, Vol.5 (2), p.15
Hauptverfasser: Le, Nicole K, Mhaskar, Rahul, Hoare, Ismael, Espinel, Mauricio, Fernanda Rivadeneira, María, Malavade, Sharad, Izurieta, Ricardo
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Children
Data processing
Disease resistance
Epidemics
Health risks
Immunity
Indigenous peoples
Infections
Measles
Minority & ethnic groups
Neonates
Outbreaks
Population studies
Public health
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:This study characterizes a measles outbreak which occurred in Ecuador in 2011-2012, analyzing data from 3700 suspected cases of measles reported to Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health. The study population had a large age range and included 333 confirmed cases of measles. The greatest number of cases were found in the
ISSN:2076-393X
2076-393X
DOI:10.3390/vaccines5020015