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
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a1195e7c98c8429a9ca66e6531e440da
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