Historical data and modern methods reveal insights in measles epidemiology: a retrospective closed cohort study
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Paterson, Beverley J; Kirk, Martyn D; Cameron, A Scott; D'Este, Catherine; Durrheim, David N
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OBJECTIVES Measles was endemic in England during the early 1800s; however, it did not arrive in Australia until 1850 whereas other infectious diseases were known to have arrived much earlier-many with the First Fleet in 1788-leading to the question of why there was a difference. DESIGN Ships surgeons' logbooks from historical archives, 1829-1882, were retrospectively reviewed for measles outbreak data. Infectious disease modelling techniques were applied to determine whether ships would reach...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2013 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/95148 |
Source: | BMJ Open |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002033 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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