The geography of measles vaccination in the African Great Lakes region
The WHO targets measles elimination by 2020, a goal that relies on high vaccination coverage. Here, Takahashiet al. identify ‘coldspots’ in the African Great Lakes region where measles vaccine coverage is below 80%, suggesting that these regions should be targeted in future vaccination campaigns....
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Autores principales: | Saki Takahashi, C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Matthew J. Ferrari, Andrew J. Tatem, Justin Lessler |
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Lenguaje: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/cb0f014299044d97a4ac673b1751e86f |
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