Late vaccination reinforcement during a measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger (2003–2004)
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Late vaccination reinforcement during a measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger (2003-2004).
Low measles vaccination coverage (VC) leads to recurrent epidemics in many African countries. We describe VC before and after late reinforcement of vaccination activities during a measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger (2003-2004) assessed by Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS). Neighborhoods of Niamey were grouped into 46 lots based on geographic proximity and population homogeneity. Before reinf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vaccine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0264-410X
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.01.049