Measles Outbreak in a Vaccinated School Population: Epidemiology, Chains of Transmission and the Role of Vaccine Failures.

Nkowane, Benjamin M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ353347

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Measles Outbreak in a Vaccinated School Population: Epidemiology, Chains of Transmission and the Role of Vaccine Failures.

Nkowane, Benjamin M.; And Others

American Journal of Public Health, v77 n4 p434-38 Apr 1987

An outbreak of measles occurred in a high school with a documented vaccination level of 98 percent. When measles is introduced in a highly vaccinated population, vaccine failures may play some role in transmission but such transmission is not usually sustained. (Author/LHW)

Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Epidemiology, High Schools, Immunization Programs, Public Health

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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