Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Papua New Guinean Children: The Cost of Continuing Inadequate Measles Vaccine Coverage

INTRODUCTION: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a late, rare and usually fatal complication of measles infection. Although a very high incidence of SSPE in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was first recognized 20 years ago, estimated measles vaccine coverage has remained at ≤70% since and a large...

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Autori principali: Manning, Laurens, Laman, Moses, Edoni, Henry, Mueller, Ivo, Karunajeewa, Harin A., Smith, David, Hwaiwhanje, Ilomo, Siba, Peter M., Davis, Timothy M. E.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2011
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014974/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21245918
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000932
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