Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Measles outbreaks among Children in Kwale, Lamu and Narok Counties in Kenya, 2014
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: μl: Micro Litre; CAR: Central Africa Republic; CI: Confidence Interval; DBS: Dry Blood Spot; ELISA: Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay; IgG: Immunoglobulin Gamma; KEMRI: Kenya Medical Research Institute; McV: Measles Containing Vaccine; mIU: Mill International Unit; Ml: Milli litre; NTU: Nova Tec Units; OR: Odds Ratio; SPSS: Statistical Package for Social Sciences; WHO: World Health Organization Introduction
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