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Phylogenetic and epidemiological analysis of measles outbreaks in Denmark, 2013 to 2014.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 1 Jan 2015
Rasmussen Lasse Dam, Fonager Jannik, Knudsen Lisbet Krause, Andersen Peter Henrik Senten, Rønn Jesper, Poulsen Mille Weismann, Franck Kristina Træholt, Fischer Thea Kølsen
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Despite the introduction of safe, effective vaccines decades ago and joint global public health efforts to eliminate measles, this vaccine-preventable disease continues to pose threats to children's health worldwide. During 2013 and 2014, measles virus was introduced into Denmark through several independent importations. This resulted in a number of secondary cases (n=7), with two clusters in 2013 and one in...
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