Mass measles immunization campaign: experience in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China

• Main Authors: Chuang Shuk Kwan (Author), Lau Yu Lung (Author), Lim Wei Ling (Author), Chow Chun Bong (Author), Tsang Thomas (Author), Tse Lai Yin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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After the 1988 measles outbreak, annual notification rates for measles in Hong Kong SAR between 1989 and 1999 were 0.4-4.9 per 100 000, with peaks in 1992, 1994 and 1997. The first half-year incidence rates per 100 000 were 2.3 in 1997, 0.5 in 1995 and 1.2 in 1996. Monthly notification rates increas...