Risk of measles transmission on aeroplanes: Australian experience 2007-2011

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2013

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Hoad, Veronica
O'Connor, Bridget
Langley, Andrew
Dowse, Gary

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Australasian Medical Association

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Objective: To quantify the risk of transmission of measles associated with infectious people who travelled on aeroplane flights to or within Australia. Design, setting and subjects: Data were obtained from state and territory health authorities on all mea

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Keywords: measles mumps rubella vaccine; adolescent; adult; aircraft; article; Australia; child; disease association; disease transmission; human; immunoprophylaxis; infection risk; measles; miscellaneous named groups; mumps; post exposure prophylaxis; preschool ch

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Medical Journal of Australia

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2037-12-31