Syndromic surveillance of potentially epidemic infectious diseases: Detection of a measles epidemic in two health centers in Gabon, Central Africa

• Main Authors: Pater Noster Sir- (Author), Edgard Brice Ngoungou (Author), Yves-Noel Nghomo (Author), Larson Boundenga (Author), Priscille Moupiga-Ndong (Author), Euloge Ibinga (Author), Xavier Deparis (Author), Jean-Bernard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Measles is a respiratory disease caused by the measles virus (MV) belonging to the Paramyxovirus family and the Morbillivirus genus. Due to a failure in maintaining immunization coverage in some countries, measles is a re-emerging disease in the human population, especially in Africa. The aim of thi...