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Current status of measles in Japan.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2003
Nakayama Tetsuo, Zhou Jianhui, Fujino Motoko
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 20,000 to 30,000 cases of measles are reported annually in Japan, although the actual number of measles infections is considered to be five to ten times higher than the number of reported cases. Despite the availability of effective and safe live attenuated vaccines, regional outbreaks in Okinawa, transmission in adults, and secondary vaccine failures continue. Recent advances in molecular...
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