Measles Outbreak in a Rural Population in Bahar District, Hamadan Province, West of Iran in 2018.
Background: Measles is in elimination phase in Iran. Following occurrence of two cases of measles in two children under six years old with the history of measles immunization in one of the villages affiliated to Bahar District, west of Hamadan Province, northwest of Iran, this study was conducted to...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Research in Health Sciences Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6 |
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Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, School of Public Health
Winter2020
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