Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in papua new guinean children: the cost of continuing inadequate measles vaccine coverage.
<h4>Introduction</h4>subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a late, rare and usually fatal complication of measles infection. Although a very high incidence of SSPE in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was first recognized 20 years ago, estimated measles vaccine coverage has remained at ≤ 70...
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Main Authors: | Laurens Manning, Moses Laman, Henry Edoni, Ivo Mueller, Harin A Karunajeewa, David Smith, Ilomo Hwaiwhanje, Peter M Siba, Timothy M E Davis |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a1195e7c98c8429a9ca66e6531e440da |
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