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Progress towards measles elimination in Singapore.
Vaccine - 5 Dec 2014
Ho Hanley J, Low Constance, Ang Li Wei, Cutter Jeffery L, Tay Joanne, Chan Kwai Peng, Ooi Peng Lim, Thoon Koh Cheng, Goh Kee Tai
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OBJECTIVE: We describe the epidemiological trends of measles in Singapore in relation to its progress towards measles elimination and identify gaps in fulfilling the World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office regional measles elimination criteria. METHODS: Epidemiological data on measles maintained by the Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health from 1981 to 2012 were collated and...
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