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Measles Vaccines
Research results from World Health Organization update understanding of measles vaccines
February 18th, 2009
A report, 'Estimates of measles case fatality ratios: a comprehensive review of community-based studies,' is newly published data in International Journal of Epidemiology. According to recent research published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, "Global deaths from measles have decreased notably in past decades, due to both increases in immunization rates and decreases in measles case fatality ratios (CFRs). While some aspects of the reduction in measles mortality can be monitored through increases in immunization coverage, estimating the level of measles deaths (in absolute terms) is problematic, particularly since incidence-based methods of estimation rely on...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-02-18)
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