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Measles Outbreak at a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility -- Arizona, May-June 2016.
- Source :
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MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report . 5/26/2017, Vol. 66 Issue 20, p543-544. 2p. 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The article discusses the measles outbreak at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Facility in Arizona from May to June 2016. It mentions that the first measle outbreak happened on May 25, 2016 wherein a detainee was hospitalized due to fever and generalized maculopapular rash confirmed to be measles by real-time polymerase chain reaction (rPCR). It adds that epidemiologic studies by health departments and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) identified 31 cases of measles.
- Subjects :
- *MEASLES
*EMIGRATION & immigration
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01492195
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 20
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123255398