Trends in measles cases in Bayelsa state, Nigeria: a five-year review of case-based surveillance data (2014-2018)

• Main Authors: Neni Aworabhi-Oki (Author), T. Numbere (Author), M. S. Balogun (Author), A. Usman (Author), R. Utulu (Author), N. Ebere (Author), W. Omubo (Author), J. Stow (Author), S. Abba (Author), A. Olorukooba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Measles is a vaccine preventable, highly transmissible viral infection that affects mostly children under five years. It has been ear marked for elimination and Nigeria adopted the measles elimination strategies of the World Health Organization (WHO) African region to reduce case...