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Measles Outbreak Investigation in Kakumiro District, Uganda, February–May 2024

2025-01-08

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<title>Abstract</title> <p><bold>Background:</bold> On April 7, 2024, the Uganda Ministry of Health was notified of a measles outbreak in Kakumiro District involving death of a suspected case. We investigated to determine the scope of the outbreak, assess risk factors for disease transmission, and recommend evidenced-based interventions. <bold>Methods: </bold>We defined a suspected case as onset of fever and macu...

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Literature Corpus work: eca66427-c758-50e1-968c-a4225d745527
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5721498/v1

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