Identifying high-risk areas for sporadic measles outbreaks: lessons from South Africa

• Main Authors: Benn Sartorius (Author), C Cohen (Author), T Chirwa (Author), G Ntshoe (Author), A Puren (Author), K Hofman (Author)
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• Udgivet: The World Health Organization, 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To develop a model for identifying areas at high risk for sporadic measles outbreaks based on an analysis of factors associated with a national outbreak in South Africa between 2009 and 2011. METHODS: Data on cases occurring before and during the national outbreak were obtained from the S...