Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Measles outbreak epidemiology in the U.S. in 1993-2001 reported
Published in Drug Law Weekly, June 29th, 2004
"To evaluate the extent of measles virus circulation and populations at risk in the United States, we reviewed measles outbreaks during 1993-2001. A total of 120 measles outbreaks, constituting 1804 outbreak-related cases, were reported during this period. The maximum outbreak size decreased from 233 cases in 1993-1995 to 119 cases in 1996-1998 and 15 cases in 1999-2001," investigators writing in the Journal of Infectious Diseases report.
"The maximum outbreak duration decreased from 127 days in...
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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2004-06-29)
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