On-line Global/WHO-European Regional Measles Nucleotide Surveillance

S Gnaneshan; K E Brown; J Green; D W Brown

doi:10.2807/ese.13.19.18861-en

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On-line Global/WHO-European Regional Measles Nucleotide Surveillance
S Gnaneshan ¹ , K E Brown¹ , J Green¹ , D W Brown¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Centre for Infections, Health Protection Agency London, United Kingdom.

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S Gnaneshan
saravanamuttu.gnaneshan hpa.org.uk
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Citation style for this article: Gnaneshan S, Brown K E, Green J, Brown D W. On-line Global/WHO-European Regional Measles Nucleotide Surveillance. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(19):pii=18861. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.19.18861-en Received: 03 Apr 2008

Abstract

Measles virus causes an acute infection characterised by rash and fever. Measles infection is preventable by vaccination, but remains a significant cause of childhood mortality in the developing world with an estimated number of approximately 242,000 deaths by measles in 2006 [1].