Post-Ebola Measles Outbreak in Lola, Guinea, January–June 2015

During public health crises such as the recent outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in West Africa, breakdowns in public health systems can lead to epidemics of vaccine-preventable diseases. We report here on an outbreak of measles in the prefecture of Lola, Guinea, which started in January 2015.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Suk, Jonathan E., Jimenez, Adela Paez, Kourouma, Mamadou, Derrough, Tarik, Baldé, Mamadou, Honomou, Patric, Kolie, Nestor, Mamadi, Oularé, Tamba, Kaduono, Lamah, Kalaya, Loua, Angelo, Mollet, Thomas, Lamah, Molou, Camara, Amara Nana, Prikazsky, Vladimir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4880080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27191621
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2206.151652
Descripción
Sumario:During public health crises such as the recent outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in West Africa, breakdowns in public health systems can lead to epidemics of vaccine-preventable diseases. We report here on an outbreak of measles in the prefecture of Lola, Guinea, which started in January 2015.

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