Measles Outbreak Investigation in Nomadic Population Nasirabad, Balochistan, Pakistan February 2018
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Investigation of Measles Outbreak in a District of Balochistan Province, Pakistan.
BACKGROUND Measles is a communicable viral disease which is a major public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing countries including Pakistan with implications for outbreaks. An outbreak was reported from Ibrahim Khan Village of Manzari union council (UC), Pishin District by medical officer during polio campaign on 15th April 2014. A team was sent to in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Biosecurity
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2652-0036
DOI: 10.31646/gbio.70