Large measles epidemic in the Netherlands, May 2013 to March 2014: changing epidemiology
Since the early 1990s, the Netherlands has experienced several large measles epidemics, in 1992-94, 1999-2000 and in 2013-14. These outbreaks mainly affected orthodox Protestants, a geographically clustered population with overall lower measles-mumps-rubella first dose (MMR-1) vaccination coverage (60%) than the rest of the country (> 95%). In the 2013-14 epidemic described here, which occurred between 27 May 2013 and 12 March 2014, 2,700 cases were reported. Several control measures were implemented including MMR vaccination for 6-14-month-olds and recommendations to reduce the risk in hea... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Schlagwörter: | Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health / Epidemiology / Virology / Journal Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27610697 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/348898 |