Challenges in measuring measles case fatality ratios in settings without vital registration

Measles, a highly infectious vaccine-preventable viral disease, is potentially fatal. Historically, measles case-fatality ratios (CFRs) have been reported to vary from 0.1% in the developed world to as high as 30% in emergency settings. Estimates of the global burden of mortality from measles, criti...

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Autores principales: Cairns, K Lisa, Nandy, Robin, Grais, Rebecca F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
Materias:
Analytic Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20642812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-7622-7-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2918600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20642812
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-7622-7-4

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