Measles outbreak investigation in a remote area of Solomon Islands, 2014

• Main Authors: Jason Diau (Author), Christopher Jimuru (Author), James Asugeni (Author), Lyndell Asugeni (Author), Mike Puia (Author), John Maomatekwa (Author), Humpress Harrington (Author), David MacLaren (Author), Rick Speare (Author), Peter D Massey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To describe a measles outbreak and health service response in a remote location in Malaita, Solomon Islands. Methods: Epidemiological review of cases who presented to the Atoifi Adventist Hospital (AAH) during the outbreak period from July to December 2014. Rumour surveillance was used to...