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Measles deaths in Nepal: estimating the national casefatality ratio [1]

The first detailed study of measles outbreaks in Nepal indicates that the infection is continuing to cause high numbers of illness and deaths in areas of the country ravaged by conflict in the past. High coverage with the measles vaccine must be maintained in these areas to reduce deaths, reports a WHO bulletin.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2009
Anand B Joshi [2], Elizabeth T Luman [3], Robin Nandy & et al [4]
Bulletin of the World Health Organization [5]
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Health [6], Health Care [7], Measles [8], Nepal [9], Statistics [10], South Asia [11]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/elizabeth-t-luman
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bulletin-world-health-organization
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/measles
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia