Kyasanur Forest Disease Outbreak and Vaccination Strategy, Shimoga District, India, 2013–2014

We investigated a Kyasanur Forest disease outbreak in Karnataka, India during December 2013–April 2014. Surveillance and retrospective study indicated low vaccine coverage, low vaccine effectiveness, and spread of disease to areas beyond those selected for vaccination and to age groups not targeted...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kiran, S.K., Pasi, Achhelal, Kumar, Satish, Kasabi, Gudadappa S., Gujjarappa, Prabhakara, Shrivastava, Aakash, Mehendale, Sanjay, Chauhan, L.S., Laserson, Kayla F., Murhekar, Manoj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25531141
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.141227
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Sumario:We investigated a Kyasanur Forest disease outbreak in Karnataka, India during December 2013–April 2014. Surveillance and retrospective study indicated low vaccine coverage, low vaccine effectiveness, and spread of disease to areas beyond those selected for vaccination and to age groups not targeted for vaccination. To control disease, vaccination strategies need to be reviewed.

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