Ongoing increase in measles cases following importations, Japan, March 2014: times of challenge and opportunity

Western Pac Surveill Response J. 2014 May 16;5(2):31-3. doi: 10.5365/WPSAR.2014.5.2.001. eCollection 2014 Apr-Jun.

Authors

Takuri Takahashi¹, Yuzo Arima¹, Hitomi Kinoshita¹, Kazuhiko Kanou¹, Takehito Saitoh¹, Tomimasa Sunagawa¹, Hiroaki Ito¹, Atsuhiro Kanayama¹, Ayako Tabuchi¹, Kazutoshi Nakashima¹, Yuichiro Yahata¹, Takuya Yamagishi¹, Tamie Sugawara¹, Yasushi Ohkusa¹, Tamano Matsui¹, Satoru Arai¹, Hiroshi Satoh¹, Keiko Tanaka-Taya¹, Katsuhiro Komase², Makoto Takeda², Kazunori Oishi¹

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan .
² Department of Virology 3, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan .

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MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Measles / epidemiology*
Measles / prevention & control
Measles Vaccine*
Measles virus / genetics
Middle Aged
Travel*
Vaccination*
Young Adult

Substances

Measles Vaccine