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West Indian med. j
; 41(1): 2-7, Mar. 1992.
Artigo
em Inglês
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RESUMO
The main purpose of this article is to discuss the definitions and limitations of the indicators used to study the epidemiology of measles in the English-speaking Caribbean and Suriname. In addition, the epidemiology of measles over the past ten years is briefly reviewed, with a focus on recent epidemics. The predicted epidemilogical picture of measles over the next few years is also discussed and, finally, the difference between elimination and eradiction of measles is explained.