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[Molecular surveillance shows progress in measles elimination process].
Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - 1 Sept 2013
Santibanez S, Mankertz A
Abstract excerpt
Measles is a severe disease caused by infection with the measles virus. Complications after the onset of infection lead to 1-3 fatalities per 1,000 cases in industrialized countries. If more than 95 % of the global population were vaccinated twice with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, measles could be eliminated worldwide. The elimination of measles and rubella should be reached in the WHO Europe...
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