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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the Measles outbreak in the Nylon Health District, Douala Cameroon: a retrospective descriptive cross sectional study

INTRODUCTION: Measles is a public health problem especially in South Asia and Africa. Nylon Health District has experienced two measles outbreaks over a period of three years. We hereby describe the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the outbreak of February 2011. METHODS: A retrospective...

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Autores principales:	Sume, Gerald Etapelong, Fouda, André Arsène Bita, Kobela, Marie, Nguelé, Salomé, Emah, Irène, Atem, Peter, Mbida, Daddy, Njock, Kondé
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2012
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549450/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23346280

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