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Measles Outbreak Amplified in a Pediatric Ward: Lyantonde District, Uganda, August 2017

2020-06-02

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background: </bold>Measles is a highly infectious viral disease. In August 2017, Lyantonde District, Uganda reported a measles outbreak to Uganda Ministry of Health. We investigated the outbreak to assess the scope, factors facilitating transmission, and recommend control measures.<bold>Methods: </bold>We defined a probable case as sudden onset of fever and generalized rash in a r...

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Literature Corpus work: 664f5d97-bde8-5a77-bddf-1075fb4ec0c3
DOI: 10.21203/rs.2.12738/v5

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