Estimates of case-fatality ratios of measles in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and modelling analysis

• Main Authors: Allison Portnoy, MSPH (Author), Mark Jit, PhD (Author), Matthew Ferrari, PhD (Author), Matthew Hanson, MD (Author), Logan Brenzel, PhD (Author), Stéphane Verguet, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Summary: Background: In the 21st century, increases in immunisation coverage and decreases in under-5 mortality have substantially reduced the global burden of measles mortality. However, the assessment of measles mortality burden is highly dependent on estimates of case-fatality ratios for measles,...