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Characterization of large mumps outbreak among vaccinated Palestinian refugees.
During a large mumps virus (MuV) outbreak which occurred in the Palestinian refugee camps of the West Bank, 68.1% (2,636/3,871) of the cases were vaccinated with one dose of trivalent measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Attack rates by camp ranged from less than 1 case per 1,000 people in the population to 43/1,000 (overall, 11/1,000). The outbreak lasted from December 2003 to June 2005,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1920-7336,0229-5113
DOI: 10.25071/1920-7336.21284